Simple Bean Sprout Salad with Mint

A fresh and simple Bean Sprout Salad thats great as a side dish with grilled meats, chicken or seafood. I especially love it with my curry leaf fried chicken. I should get to that post soon. This salad is made with basic, simple ingredients that you might already have in your fridge.

Simple Bean Sprout Salad with Mint

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh bean sprout (with seed coat removed)
• 1 vidalia onion (yellow onion), sliced thinly and separated
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• ½ – 1 Tbsp light soya sauce
• 1½ – 2 tsp brown sugar ( or castor sugar)
•  juice of one small lime ( about 2 tsp)
• 2 long ( mild) red thai chillies, sliced thinly
• 1-2 small thai hot red chillies, slices (optional- if you like it hot)
• 3 Tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
• 1 fresh, young carrot – peeled and cut into thin sticks
• 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced lengthways. Seed portion removed and cut into thin sticks as well.
• 3-4 drops of Asian  sesame oil

Method:

• Add the onion slices to a bowl and separate each slice.
• Add lime juice and toss well.
• Add the soya sauce, ginger paste and sugar. Toss again.
• Allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile get all other ingredients ready.
• Add the chill, mint, cucumber and carrot. Toss well.
• Add soy, lim or sugar as needed.
• Lastly toss in the fresh beansprouts and a few drops of sesame oil.
• Chill well before serving.

Simple Bean Sprout Salad with Mint

• Make sure all vegetables are drained thoroughly to keep the salad crisp and use only minimal sauce and juice.
• For variety, you can ad some baked, roasted or salted peanuts.
• Read about varieties of sprouts and their benefits here.

Key Ingredients: Beansprout, Onion, Cucumber, Carrot, Mint, Soya Sauce, Lime Juice, Brown Sugar, Sesame Oil

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