Asian Style Crisp Vegetable Salad

Name: Asian Style Crisp Vegetable Salad
Ingredients: 200 g snow peas (mange tout), ends trimmed, cut lengthways into matchsticks; 2 carrots, peeled, cut into matchsticks; 1 red pepper, seeds removed, cut into matchsticks; 200 g bean sprouts; 2 spring onions cut into matchsticks; dressing:; 15 ml (1 tablespoon) mirin (rice wine); 30 ml (2 tablespoons) rice vinegar; 15 ml (1 tablespoon) fish sauce (nam phla); 15 ml (1 tablespoon) caster sugar..; 15 ml (1 tablespoon) sesame oil; 45 ml (3 tablespoons) sunflower oil

Serve this light, fresh and crunchy salad as a side dish.

Published 12 January 2026

Method

Place the snow peas, carrots, peppers and bean sprouts in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
Make the dressing. Whisk all the ingredients together and season with salt and pepper.
Place vegetables in a salad bowl and add the dressing and spring onions. Toss well and serve at once.