The Farmer’s market is a great place to meet old friends and new ingredients (such as sea beans and bamboo shoots –not in a can!). With all the impulsive buying at the market, the challenge is to use up all the ingredients before the workweek begins.
The bamboo shoot is easily cleaned by removing the outer scaly layers and microwaved for a minute or so. The crunchy, briny sea beans are used in two ways: summer salad and a topping for multigrain (scroll to bottom at the multigrain link, for millet-bulgur maitake greens). Both are marvelous. Enjoy!
Special tools:
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Ingredients
- Base
- 1 large cucumber, partially peeled, halved with seeds scooped and sliced into half-moons
- 1/4 cup sea beans (presoaked in cold water for 2 hrs)
- 1 bamboo shoot, hard skin removed and cooked (wrap in paper towel and microwave for 1-2 mins) and then sliced
- Dressing: 1 tbsp each of rice wine vinegar + sesame oil and dash of Japanese yuzu koshu (citrus and chili)
- Topping: toasted sesame seeds
Method
Prepare the dressing and mix with all the base ingredients. Add the topping and serve chilled.
Notes, hints, tips:
- You can use any other dressing of your choice.
- A great crunchy, summery salad!
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