South East Asian Vegetarian Salads
South East Asian salads stand out with bold flavours. Everyday kitchen ingredients -soy sauce, sesame seeds, peanuts, shallots, and garlic, are enough to create light, tasty dressings. Vegetables, fruits, and local herbs like lemongrass, basil, and coriander add texture and aroma.
These salads usually appear as side dishes with rice meals, providing a fresh alternative to stir-fried vegetables (CUCUMBER PINEAPPLE SALAD).
Western Vegetarian Salads
In Western salads, the dressing takes the
lead. Olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, mayonnaise, honey, and pepper
shape the flavours. Herbs such as parsley, rosemary, thyme, dill, and basil add
aroma, while nuts like pine nuts, cashews, or almonds contribute texture.
Vegetables like cucumbers, carrots, and salad leaves combine with fruits such as apples, avocado, or berries. These salads are often starters or side dishes for roasted, grilled, or baked mains.
How to Make Salads
Freshness is key in all salads, and
ingredients can be swapped or mixed across styles. The recipes below simply
relate to various combinations of ingredients for delicious homemade salads.
Best part of it all, some ingredients can be included in another variety of
salad (BOILED PEANUTS SALAD).
All that is needed is to toss the
ingredients together, or plate up as desired, adjusting ingredients to taste.
Tempeh Salad (Fermented Soy Salad)
Sliced and pan-grilled tempeh
Salad leaves
Diced tomatoes
Drizzle of coconut oil
Salt and pepper
Tofu Salad
Sliced and pan-grilled tofu
Sliced avocado
Sliced cucumber
Salad leaves
Drizzle of chili sauce
Salt
Crouton Salad
Homemade croutons
Sliced oranges
Rocket salad
Drizzle of virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Avocado Salad
Sliced avocado
Pomegranate seeds
Mixed nuts
Salad leaves
Grated cheese
Salt
Apple Salad
Diced green apples
Diced tomatoes
Diced yellow capsicum
Sliced spring onions
Lime juice
Salt and pepper
Jackfruit Salad
Sliced jackfruit
Sliced shallots
Sliced red chillies
Crushed roasted peanuts
Sliced coriander leaves
Lime juice
Salt
Coconut Milk Salad
Romaine salad
Sliced tomatoes
Sliced shallots
Sliced red chillies
Sliced coriander leaves
Roasted white sesame seeds
Light coconut milk
Salt
Starfruit Salad
Diced green starfruit
Sliced red chilli
Sliced green chilli
Sliced spring onions
Lime juice
Sugar
