This is an easy, refreshing and delicious salad made from simple ingredients and featuring taro stalk.
Yes, the stalk of the taro leaves are edible and delicious! They are similar to celery but not as crunchy.
You can add proteins like shredded chicken or cooked tofu to this recipe to make a light lunch.
Ingredients
- 200 g taro stalk, stripped of fibres
- 30 g peanuts (or sesame seed)
- mix of fresh herbs: lemonbalm, shiso, peppermint, fishmint
- 100 g cooked chicken, shredded or cooked tofu, sliced (optional)
Sauce Ingredients:
- half a small lemon or lime, juiced
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp pepper
- half a chili pepper, thinly sliced (optional)
Procedure
- Cut taro stalks to bite sized pieces and knead gently with salt until soft. Rinse taro well and squeeze out any excess water.
- Blanch taro stalks for 2 minutes. Remove and drain out excess water.
- Roast peanuts (or sesame seed if using). Remove skins and pound into small chunks.
- Rinse herbs well and drain. Cut into thin slices.
- For sauce, add pepper, seasoning salt and sugar to lemon/lime juice. Add chili pepper if using. Mix well until thoroughly dissolved.
- Gently mix taro stalks with sauce. Add herbs. Mix gently.
- Add chicken/tofu and mix gently.
- Portion out into serving bowls and sprinkle nuts on top.
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