Chinese Broccoli Salad With Walnuts

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Chinese Broccoli Salad With Walnuts

 

Recipe By : Still Life with Menu (1994), Mollie Katzen, page 55

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Salads, Vegetable Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon minced garlic

1/3 cup walnut oil

1 tablespoon Chinese sesame oil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

2 bunches broccoli -- (about 1 pound each)

6 ounces mushrooms

1 1/2 cups toasted walnut halves

 

Preparation time: approximately 40 minutes, plus time to chill

 

YIELD: 6 SERVINGS.

 

A deeply flavored marinade, full of garlic and ginger, coats tender

broccoli spears, whole mushroom caps, and toasted walnut halves. This easy

salad stands strongly on its own, and it is also compatible with a wide

range of other dishes.

 

This recipe calls for walnut oil (available in the gourmet department of

many supermarkets as well as in specialty shops) and Chinese sesame oil

(available in Asian grocery stores). If you can't find walnut oil,

increase the Chinese sesame oil to 1/4 cup and add 1/4 cup canola or peanut

oil.

 

All components can be prepared a day in advance. Store marinated

mushrooms, steamed broccoli, and toasted walnuts in separate containers,

and assemble everything soon before serving. This will help keep the

broccoli green and the walnuts crisp.

 

1. Combine the first 8 ingredients in a large bowl.

 

2. Cut the broccoli into spears approximately 2 inches long, and steam

until just tender and bright green. Rinse immediately under cold running

water, and drain well. Refrigerate in an air-tight container.

 

3. Clean the mushrooms and remove the stems. Add the caps, whole and

uncooked, to the marinade. Mix well, cover, and chill.

 

4. Stir the broccoli into the marinade within 15 minutes of

serving. Sprinkle the walnuts on top at the very last minute.

 

 

 

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