Broccolli Salad

This is a summer salad that is very similar to the cauliflower salad, except we are using broccoli instead of cauliflower this time. The main cooking method is still the same: boil vegetable-->sesame and salt-->chicken stock.

Serves 2

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 head broccoli, break into bite-able florets
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon chicken stock

Tips:

1. Cook the broccoli to your liking, for me I prefer cauliflower soft but with a little crutch
2. This cooking method can be apply it to a lot other vegetables like napa cabbage, baby bok choy, etc.

Instruction:

1. Boil enough water in a 6-quarts soup pot to cover the broccoli over high heat, once water boils, add in 1 teaspoon salt and broccoli.
2. Cook until broccoli are done, about 3-5 minutes
3. Drain and refresh broccoli in cold water
4. Drain again and put broccoli in a mixing bowl, mixing well broccoli with 2 teaspoon of salt and sesame oil. Taste and adjust seasoning.
   
5. Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle with chicken stock

Califlower Salad

This is another summer salad using cauliflower. The main cooking method here is: boil-->sesame and salt-->chicken stock. This cooking method can be applied to a lot of vegetables besides cauliflower, for example, broccoli, napa cabbage, baby bok choy, etc.

Serves 2

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower, break into bite-able florets
half red bell pepper, optional, cored and thinly sliced
half green bell pepper, optional, cored and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon chicken stock

Tips:

1. Cook the cauliflower to your liking, like for me I prefer cauliflower soft but with a little crutch
2. The bell peppers are optional because they are more for looks
   

Instruction:

1. Boil enough water in a 6-quarts soup pot to cover the cauliflowers over high heat, once water boils, add in 1 teaspoon salt, cauliflowers and bell peppers.
2. Cook until cauliflowers are done, about 5 minutes
3. Drain and refresh cauliflower in cold water
4. Drain again and put cauliflower in a mixing bowl, mixing well the cauliflower with 2 teaspoon of salt and sesame oil. Taste and adjust seasoning.
   
5. Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle over the chicken stock
   

Red Radish Salad

Red radish is not a common vegetable on our dinner table, but after trying this family recipe, I think radish will be visit our dinner table more often, especially during the summer months. The outcome of this dish is sweet and sour in flavor. It is light and healthy, and it also helps that red radish are cheap, it is like 45 cents for a bunch at my local grocery store.


The above photo was borrowed from Chee Wei's website. Doesn't it look nice?

Red Radish Salad

Serves 2

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Ready in: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
1 bunch red radish about 10 radishs, trimmed of leaves and washed
2 tablespoon white wine vinegar or rice vinegar
2 tablespoon sugar

Instruction:

1. Sliced the radish into thin slices
2. In a medium sized bowl, mix the radish slices with the vinegar and sugar well
   
3. Let it stand for 15 minutes, turn the radish 2-3 times in between to let the marinate coat evenly then serve
   

Tomato Salad

We have a small vegetable garden with tomatoes and peppers. My fiancee is in charge of it and she has been doing such a great job. The tomatoes looks and tastes really good. Since our tomato supplies are pretty plentiful, this simple salad comes in handy to enjoy our fruit of labor.

Tomato Salad

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Ready in: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
3 medium sized vine-ripen tomato cored and cut into wedges
1 tablespoon of sugar

Instruction:

1. Mix the tomato with the sugar in a bowl and let it sit for 10 minutes then serve.

Cucumber Salad

The weather just keeps getting hotter and hotter, and it's making my appetite decrease. In this hot summer days, I want to eat something cold and refreshing. This marinated cucumber does just this, and it is so simple to make.

Cucumber Salad

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Ready in: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1 medium sized cucumber, peeled
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
salt to taste

Instruction:

1. Split the cucumber lengthwise into two halves, then slice them into "half-moon" slices
2. Put the cucumber slices into a medium sized bowl and mix in 2 teaspoon of salt, let the cucumber marinate for 10 minutes
   
3. Pour the excess juice that came out of the cucumber, mix in the sesame oil and serve