Name: Mixed vegetable salad with peanut sauce
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 medium_piece (480g) carrots, cut into batons; 1 medium_piece (200g) potato, chopped coarsely; 200 gram cauliflower, cut into florets; 100 gram snow peas, trimmed, halved; 1 (130g) lebanese cucumber, cut into batons; 1 1/2 cup (100g) iceberg lettuce, coarsely chopped; 1 1/2 cup (120g) bean sprouts; 1/2 cup fresh coriander, coarsely chopped; Peanut sauce; 1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted peanuts; 2 clove garlic, quartered; 4 green onions, chopped coarsely; 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon japanese soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 3/4 cup (180ml) water; 140 millilitre can light coconut milk

Ingredients

4 medium_piece (480g) carrots, cut into batons

1 medium_piece (200g) potato, chopped coarsely

200 gram cauliflower, cut into florets

100 gram snow peas, trimmed, halved

1 (130g) lebanese cucumber, cut into batons

1 1/2 cup (100g) iceberg lettuce, coarsely chopped

1 1/2 cup (120g) bean sprouts

1/2 cup fresh coriander, coarsely chopped

Peanut sauce

1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted peanuts

2 clove garlic, quartered

4 green onions, chopped coarsely

1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon japanese soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

1 tablespoon lemon juice

3/4 cup (180ml) water

140 millilitre can light coconut milk

Method

1.Boil, steam or microwave carrot, potato, cauliflower and peas, separately, until just tender, drain. Rinse under cold water, drain.

2.Meanwhile, make peanut sauce. Using mortar and pestle, grind nuts until crushed finely, transfer to small bowl. Using mortar and pestle, crush garlic and onion into a coarse paste. Cook garlic mixture in oiled medium frying pan, stirring, 2 minutes. Add sugar, sauce, chilli, juice, water and coconut milk to pan, bring to the boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes. Add nuts, simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.

3.Place carrot, potato, cauliflower and peas in large bowl with cucumber, lettuce, sprouts and coriander, toss gently. Serve salad drizzled with peanut sauce.

The peanut sauce can be made in a food processor or blender instead of a mortar and pestle. You need about a quarter of a small cauliflower for this recipe.
Note

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