Sangchu Geotjeori - Baby Lettuce Salad

상추겉절이

This salad is one of the ancient Korean ways of fixing fresh leaf lettuce.

양념장 - Yangnyeomjang - Dressing
The dressing for this salad is simply delicious and can be used on a variety of fresh greens.

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Procedure

Preparation:

Dressing

Place the sesame seeds in a dry pan over medium to medium low heat and slowly toast until lightly browned.

Mince the garlic.

Fine chop the green onion.

Place the garlic, sesame oil, and doenjang in a large bowl, mix well, and let stand about five minutes.

Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Dressing may now be refrigerated for use at serving time.

Greens

Tear the lettuce into bite size pieces.

Cut the kkaenip into narrow strips.

Cut the ssukgat into bite size pieces.

Slice the Asian Pear into medium slices (about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick), then cut each slice into narrow strips.

Garnish

Place the pine nuts in a dry pan over medium to medium low heat and slowly toast until lightly browned.

Remove stem from the peppers, rinse in cold water, then cut in half from top to bottom.

Slice each half into thin "threads" from top to bottom.

Final

Place the greens into a large bowl and gently toss.

Drizzle with dressing, and gently toss again.

Add pear strips and toss once more.

Divide into serving bowls and sprinkle with garnish.

Serve immediately.

Tips

Serving suggestions:

Add steamed white rice to this salad to make one type of Bi Bim Bap

Nutrition Facts