Japanese Salad with Lettuce and Sesame Sauce
Do you want to make a delicious and refreshing Japanese salad? Then here’s the perfect recipe for you!
Ingredients for Japanese Salad (3-4 servings)
- A head of an iceburg lettuce
- 2 tsp Japanese chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp konbu dashi stock
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 cloves of garlic
- Salt and Pepper to taste (optional)
Directions
- Wash and break down an iceburg lettuce and cut it up into bite size pieces. You can tear the leaves up with your hands if you prefer to do it that way.
- Grate the garlic with a grater
- Mix the sesame oil, lemon juice, chicken stock, konbu dashi stock and grated garlic in a bowl. This is our salad dressing.
- Add the lettuce and mix in with the dressing.
- Sprinkle on salt and pepper for taste, if necessary
- Serve and enjoy!
FAQ
Where can I get the Japanese ingredients?
You can get the vegetables from your local grocery store. You can get the seasonings from Amazon. Check out the links below for the tools and condiments!
Where can I get the fresh vegetables for my salad?
You can buy the fresh produce from Wholefoods or from your local grocery store. I’ve posted links to the Wholefoods products below.
How do I grate garlic?
You can use a garlic grater like this one below. This tool is useful for grating garlic and ginger for other dishes too.
