Javanese Long Bean Salad Plate With Cabbage Wedges Lalapan Recipes

ROASTED CABBAGE WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut the head of cabbage in half vertically through the core. Cut each half into 4 wedges. Place the wedges on the baking sheet.
• Combine butter, caraway seeds, and vinegar in small bowl. Brush 1/2 of the mixture over the wedges. Season with salt and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Gently flip the wedges, brush with remaining butter mixture, and season with more salt and pepper. Return to the oven and roast until wedges are soft and edges are lightly charred, 8 to 10 minutes more.

LONG BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain, then plunge into a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Drain beans well and pat dry.
• Toss beans with remaining ingredients and season with salt.

CABBAGE AND RED BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon, drain and reserve 1/4 cup drippings. Saute onion in bacon drippings until tender and remove from heat.
• Stir in mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper and mix well.
• In a large bowl, crumble the bacon and add shredded cabbage, celery, and beans.
• Mix well and add mayonnaise mixture. Stir well.
• Serve chilled on crisp greens surrounded by tomato slices or as a side dish.

LEBANESE EGGPLANT SALAD / SALAFAT EL RAHAB

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the grill to high.2. When ready to cook, place the eggplants on the hot grate and grill until charred all over and the flesh is very soft, turning with tongs as needed. This will take 15 to 20 minutes for small eggplants up to 30 minutes for large. Transfer the eggplants to a cutting board to cool.3. Cut the stem ends from the eggplants and scrape off the burnt skin with a paring knife. Cut the flesh into 1/4-inch dice and transfer to a serving bowl. Stir in the tomatoes, parsley, scallions, garlic (if using), 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Taste for seasoning, adding more olive oil if the salad seems too dry and salt or lemon juice as necessary the salad should be highly seasoned.Serves 4

LONG BEAN, CUCUMBER, AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place first 4 ingredients in a clay mortar and pound with a wooden pestle until mashed into a fine paste, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp; mash until pulverized and well combined, about 2 minutes. (Alternatively, process in a mini-processor until finely chopped.)
• Add long beans to mortar; lightly crush with pestle to bruise. Add cucumber pieces, fish sauce, and lime juice. Mix well. Add tomatoes, lightly crush, and mix in. (Alternatively, place beans and tomatoes in a resealable plastic bag. Roll a rolling pin over bag to bruise vegetables; transfer to a bowl with the cucumber, fish sauce, lime juice, and chile dressing.) Let marinate for 10 minutes. Stir in peanuts.

LEBANESE CRUDITES PLATE

Steps:

• Arrange the vegetables in an attractive pattern on a platter and serve.Serves 4 to 6

LA CABANA'S HOUSE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Core the lettuce and cut it crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Gently toss the lettuce with the arugula in a bowl. Arrange this mixture in the bottom of 6 shallow salad bowls, mounding it toward the center.2. Cut each tomato into 12 wedges. Cut each hard-cooked egg into 6 wedges. Cut the pepper into 18 thin strips. Arrange the tomato and hard-cooked egg wedges and pepper strips on top of the lettuce in a sunburst pattern (radiating away from the center like the spokes of a wagon wheel), alternating colors.3. Drain off any liquid that may still remain on the beets and blot dry with paper towels. Mound the beets, celery, and hearts of palm in the center of each portion of salad (see Note).4. Prepare the dressing. Combine the mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, and salt in a small bowl and whisk until the salt is dissolved. Whisk in the oil and pepper. Correct the seasoning, adding salt or vinegar as necessary the salad should be highly seasoned. Pour the dressing over the salads and serve immediately.Serves 6Note: The salads can be prepared ahead to this point. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

VIETNAMESE SALAD PLATE

Steps:

• Separate the lettuce into leaves, trying to keep the leaves as whole as possible. Rinse and spin dry the lettuce and basil separately, leaving the latter on the stem rinse and drain the bean sprouts. Thinly slice the chiles, cucumber and starfruit (if using). Arrange the various ingredients in attractive piles on a platter and serve.Serves 4 to 6

JAPANESE-STYLE CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together sesame oil, vinegar, garlic, ginger, sugar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Toss the cabbage, green onions, almonds, and sesame seeds in a large bowl with the dressing until well coated.

TURKISH RADISH SALAD PLATE

Steps:

• Rinse the parsley and spin dry, leaving the stems attached. Arrange with the radishes and lemon wedges on plates or a platter and serve.Serves 4 to 6