Stir Fried Vegetable Salad
- 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil or 4 tablespoons any light cooking oil
- 4 ounces cashew nuts
- 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled,thinkly sliced and cut into fine matchstick sized strips
- 7 ounces thin green beans, trimmed,but with the tails left on
- 2 yellow sweet peppers, halved,seeded and cut into thin strips
- 1 bunch green onion, trimmed and sliced diagonally
- 7 ounces asparagus, trimmed into 2 inch lengths
- 1 -2 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 lemon, juice of
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (85 g) package watercress
- Heat 1 TBS oil in a wok or a 10 inch frying pan.
- When hot, stir fry the cashew nuts until golden.
- Remove and set aside.
- Add a further 1 TBS oil and stir fry the ginger for 1/2 minute.
- Add the beans and continue to cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until tender but still crunchy.
- Transfer to a large bowl.
- Add another TBS of oil and stir fry peppers for 2 to 3 minutes, add the spring onions at the last moment.
- Add the peppers and onions to the beans.
- Add the final TBS oil to the pan and stir fry the asparagus tips for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add 2 to 3 TBS water, cover the pan and steam for about 5 minutes until tender.
- Add the asparagus to the other vegetables along with the cashew nuts, coriander, sesame oil and lemon juice.
- Season to taste.
- Toss together and set aside to cool.
- Just before serving, twist off the watercress stalks and add the leaves to the salad.
- Toss again and transfer to a serving bowl.
grapeseed oil, nuts, ginger, green beans, yellow sweet peppers, green onion, fresh coriander, sesame oil, lemon, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stir-fried-vegetable-salad-91485 (may not work)