Table Salad

4 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 red- or green-leaf lettuce, leaves separated, washed and drained
  • 1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups bean sprouts
  • 5 or 6 sprigs each of mint, Asian basil, rau ram and red and green perilla or any herb combination

Directions

  1. 1
    Arrange the greens in an attractive manner on one side of a large platter.
  2. 2
    Place the cucumber, bean sprouts and herbs on the other side.
  3. 3
    Place the platter in the center of the table and serve.
  4. 4
    NOTE: If a table salad accompanies a grilled meat dish, you can also serve presoaked rice papers on the side.
  5. 5
    Just layer some lettuce in between the rice sheets so they don't stick.
  6. 6
    Or let the guests wet the rice sheets themselves by soaking them in a bowl of warm water at the table.

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