Creative Cold Salads - Modern Recipes

Author: Bai Xiaojuan
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Tomato Bowl - Serves 2, Prep time 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tomato, 200g Chinese yam, 100g young corn kernels, half a head of green broccoli
Seasonings: 10g salad dressing
Instructions:
1. Wash the tomato, cut off the top one-third with a small knife, and scoop out the inside with a spoon;
2. Dice the removed tomato top, wash the Chinese yam, and dice it. Wash the green broccoli and tear it into small pieces;
3. blanch the yam, green broccoli, and corn kernels in boiling water;
4. Fill the tomato with the diced tomato, yam, corn, and green broccoli, then drizzle with salad dressing.
Side Dish Tips:
◎ You can use a small knife to carve a flower border around the tomato for a cute look.
◎ You can also make a bell pepper bowl by choosing a large, attractive bell pepper. Fill it with diced cucumber, onion, and radish, then top with seafood sauce.
Skill Station:
◎ This dish is convenient and nutritious, perfect for office workers.
◎ Use less sugar in the salad dressing, or mayonnaise is also delicious.
P10 Mixed Vegetable Strips - Serves 2, Prep time 10 minutes
Ingredients:
15g ham, 1 bell pepper, 1 egg
Seasonings: Appropriate amounts of olive oil and starch, a little chicken essence and salt
Instructions:
1. Beat the egg in a bowl with a little salt and starch;
2. Heat oil in a wok, pour in the egg, and cook into thin sheets. Remove and cut into strips;
3. Dice the ham and cut the bell pepper into strips;
4. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with the seasonings.
Side Dish Tips:
◎ You can freely choose contrasting-colored ingredients to mix according to your preference.
◎ Use very little salt when adding seasonings, as the egg already has a savory flavor.
Skill Station:
Alternative method: Stir-fry. Heat oil in a wok, stir-fry the egg directly until cooked, then shred it with a spatula. Add the ham, bell pepper, and seasonings, and stir-fry until done. It’s quite time-saving.
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