Asian Salad

​Asian Salad

Serves: 2 ( on its own ) or 3 as an accompaniment

Ingredients

For the salad

• 40g edamame beans

• 1 avocado, sliced length ways

• juice of 1 lime

• 75g sugar snap peas, sliced into matchsticks

• 1/2 cucumber, sliced into matchsticks

• 50g radishes, finely slices

• 2 spring onions, chopped

• 2 handfuls spinach

• herbs ( coriander, mint or basil work best with this salad)

• roasted peanuts, to serve

For the Dressing

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 1 red chilli, finely chopped

• 1/2 inch ginger, grated

• 2tsp fish sauce

• juice of 2 limes

• 2 tsp honey

• 2 tsp sesame oil

Method

- First make the dressing by combing all the ingredients together. pour into a small dish and set aside.

- Next assemble the salad placing all the ingrains into a large shallow bowl and briefly stirring everything together. Pour over the dressing and toss everything again.

- Sprinkle over the peanuts and serve with your favourite meat ( I use marinated meat that has similar flavours to this salad ) or eat it alone for a light dinner or lunch.

Hope you enjoy this quick and crisp salad!

Inspired by Diana Henry's Recipe from the Simple book.