Salad Of Lost Jewels With Sweet Chili Dressing
By: Stephanie
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:47pm

Ingredients




1/4 cup pomegranate
1/2 cucumber, deseeded and thinly sliced
1/2 cup corn kernels
1/2 small avocado, diced into  chunks
1/4 cup cilantro, plus extra for garnish
2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon lukewarm water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 drop soy sauce
A drizzle of sesame oil

Salt and pepper

Preparation

1 Dice half an avocado into small chunks. Add in lemon juice and set aside. 2 Peel and slice cucumber into very thin strips. Sprinkle sliced cucumbers with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and let stand for a few minutes. Squeeze out excess moisture. 3 Combine sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, water, soy sauce and sesame oil in a small and mix well. Stir in cilantro. 4 In a large bowl, toss together cucumbers, corn and avocado. Pour dressing over salad and mix well. 5 Sprinkle in pomegranate. Add cilantro for garnish. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve at room temperature or cooled.

About


This is a very simple recipe that I put together for a light lunch. It's fast and easy -- all you need to do is just takes whatever veggies what you have in your fridge or pantry and whip up some dressing. Putting together this salad probably took no more than 10 minutes. (Eating it will probably take even less ;))
The dressing is slightly sweet, balanced out with a splash of fish sauce and lemon juice. Quite refreshing and has a slight hint of Thai flavour. I highly recommend adding in cilantro; it really greatly boosts the flavour!