Low Calorie Jellied Salad
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 medium bell pepper
- 12 cup celery
- 12 cup cucumber
- 1 medium onion
- 5 g unsweetened konnyaku powder (1/2 packet)
- 500 ml water
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 dash oregano
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- 1 dash chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- sugar-free mint or mint leaves or mint extract
- Chop onions finely, then add 2 tbsp vinegar and 1 tbsp salt.
- Soak overnight if possible.
- If you prefer a less pungent flavour, microwave the onions for 1-2 minutes.
- Mash the tomatoes.
- Finely dice the celery and cucumber.
- Roast the bell pepper until skin is slightly charred.
- Discard the skin, then chop pepper roughly.
- Add to celery, cucumber and onions.
- Add the rest of the salt, pepper, oregano, chili flakes and Worcestershire sauce to the vegetables.
- Bring the water to a boil, then add Konnyaku powder slowly to prevent clumps from forming.
- Stir gently until powder is dissolved, then add mashed tomatoes.
- Add vegetables, mint and last of all, the rest of the vinegar, stirring all the time.
- Arrange mint leaves to cover jelly mold, then pour mixture in slowly.
- This makes it easier to unmold.
- Alternatively, you can reserve some of the vegetable mixture to spread thinly around the mold.
- Refrigerate until set.
tomatoes, bell pepper, celery, cucumber, onion, packet, vinegar, salt, oregano, ground black pepper, chili flakes, worcestershire sauce, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/low-calorie-jellied-salad-263025 (may not work)