Asian Salad Recipes - Philippines Mixed Cooked Vegetable Salad (Halo Luto Gulay Ensalada) Recipe

Ingredients 

• 3 carrots, cut into thin matchsticks

• 100g (4oz) French beans, halved

• 100g (4oz) cauliflower, broken into florets

• 100g(4oz) bamboo shoots

• 100g (4oz) okra, cut at an angle into 2.5cm (1in) lengths

• 60g (2oz) beansprouts

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 2 tablespoons dry-fried sesame seeds

• 2 tablespoons crisp-fried shallots

• 2 tablespoons groundnut oil

Serves 4

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Method

1. Bring a pan of water to the boil and briefly blanch each vegetable in turn, ensuring they remain firm: the carrots for the longest (about 5 minutes); the beansprouts the briefest (about 30 seconds). Drain each well and place in a serving bowl.

2. When all the vegetables are in the bowl, add all the remaining ingredients, stir well and serve.