Tiger Salad
While you probably will never see something like tiger salad on a Chinese menu in America, this type of salad is a staple in Northern Chinese cuisine. Served cold, tiger salad adds a balance to hot dishes. The salad has 5 ingredients and a simple rice vinegar based dressing. It has a refreshing taste with hints of sweet, sour, spicy, and umami.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cilantro roughly chopped
- 1 large anaheim chili thinly sliced
- 1 english cucumber julienned
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1-2 red Thai chilies finely chopped
Dressing
- 1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix all of the dressing ingredients together.
- Toss the dressing with the cilantro, chilies, cucumber, and green onions.
