Vegetable Garnish Plate

5 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 large or 2 small heads soft-leaved leaf lettuce
  • 2 pickling (Kirby) cucumbers or 1 small English cucumber, unpeeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 small bunch cilantro, leafy top portion only
  • 1/2 small bunch mint
  • 1/2 bunch red perilla, Vietnamese balm, fish mint, and/or sorrel (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Arrange the ingredients on 2 large plates and place on the table.
  2. 2
    Invite diners to tear large lettuce leaves into palm-sized pieces and to pluck herb leaves from their stems.
  3. 3
    Big herb leaves may be torn into bite-sized pieces, while young, tender cilantro leaves and stems may be enjoyed together.
  4. 4
    There are few rules, only guidelines on how to incorporate these raw garnishes into meals.

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