Asian Salads shows you how to prepare the amazing variety of delicious Asian vegetables, herbs, and seasonings found in your local supermarket, farmers market, and world food market. It presents 75 recipes that will excite and awaken your palate and open up new food horizons! Dozens of fragrant herbs like cilantro, Thai basil, and lemongrass are combined with delicious fresh Asian vegetables like Napa cabbage, spicy kimchi, daikon, and many more! These healthy recipes are simple and very easy to prepare based on classic dishes found in Vietnam, Thailand, India, China and Korea. Many of the salads have meat or seafood options, and are perfect as side dishes or as complete and satisfying one-dish meals! Easy step-by-step instructions and photos provide shortcuts and substitutes to save you time. The salad recipes are organized into four chapters: Mixed Salads, including: Vietnamese Beef and Avocado Salad Spicy Thai Salad with Pork and Mint Green Onion Salad with Kimchi and Pork; Fried Salads, including: Ginger Shrimp Spring Rolls with Pea Sprout Salad Green Leaf Lettuce Salad with Indian Vegetable Samosas Red Leaf Lettuce Salad with Thai Lemongrass Meatballs; Pickled and Marinated Salads, including: Tomato Salad with Korean Gochujang Dressing Spicy Sour Cabbage, from China Pickled Purple Onion, from India; Quick Stir-Fry Salads, including: Japchae Glass Noodle Salad Tandori Chicken Salad Celery and Crab Stir Fry with Rice Wine. Simple enough for everyday meals and interesting enough for special occasions, you can't go wrong with these delicious Asian recipes!
