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Layered salad with Chinese cabbage, quinoa and asparagus

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Ingredients for 3 servings:

  • 75g quinoa
  • 150 g asparagus, green
  • 200 g Chinese cabbage
  • some oil
  • 2 carrots
  • 100 g cucumber(s)
  • 1 bell pepper(s), red
  • 1 handful of olives, black
  • 3 spring onions
  • 1 onion(s), red
  • 100 g salad cream
  • 3 tbsp vinegar, sweeter
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • Spices)
  • Salt
  • Sichuan pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 4 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 4 hours 45 minutes

vegetarian, easy to prepare

Rinse the quinoa in a sieve with hot water and cook in twice the amount of water or according to the package instructions. Season with salt and a pinch of Sichuan peppercorns and let cool. Trim the asparagus, cut into bite-sized pieces, and fry in a little oil until al dente. Season with salt and Sichuan peppercorns and let cool. For the dressing, mix all ingredients well and season with salt and a pinch of Sichuan peppercorns. Trim the vegetables. Peel the cucumber and carrots. Cut the Chinese cabbage into fine strips, the bell pepper into bite-sized strips, the cucumber into thin slices, the spring onions diagonally into thin slices, the onion into thin wedges, and the carrots into strips using a vegetable peeler. Cut any long strips into bite-sized pieces. Layer the Chinese cabbage, bell peppers, spring onions, carrots, onions, olives, and cucumber one after the other in a bowl and cover with dressing. Top the salad with quinoa and asparagus. Cover the bowl with a lid or cling film and let the salad marinate well. This salad is easy to prepare in advance. As a salad meal, this amount is enough for 2-3 people. As a side dish, for example, at a barbecue or buffet, it serves 4-6 people.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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Layered salad with Chinese cabbage, quinoa and asparagus