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Cilantro Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Cilantro Salad

10 ingredients 10 min + 20 min openrecipes
Cilantro Salad

Perhaps the best salad I've had in the past year. And, unless you absolutely loathe cilantro, you must try it. Simply cilantro leaves and stems tossed with a simple shallot-forward soy sauce dressing, plus peanuts, and asparagus. So good.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

296
Calories
13g
Protein
14g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Toasted Sesame Seed not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup / 240 ml sunflower oil
  • 1 cup / 3.5 oz / 100g evenly sliced shallots, ~20 small
  • 6 ounces / 170 g asparagus spears, very thinly sliced
  • 1 bunch of cilantro with stems
  • 1/2 teaspoon shoyu / soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup / 2 ounces peanuts, well-toasted, then cooled
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • to serve: herb flowers (garlic chive flowers, chive flowers, etc), optional

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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