Have you ever heard of the vegetarian fig salad – a dish full of hometown flavor? Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to learn how to make this simple yet delicious dish.
1. Vegetarian Fig Salad
Preparation
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Fig Salad Serves 2
Fig 3 fruits Dried tofu 1 piece Oyster mushrooms 100 gr Thai basil 50 gr Chili 2 fruits Toasted sesame 1 tablespoon Roasted peanuts 2 tablespoons Sugar 1 cup Vegetarian fish sauce 1 cup Salt 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 cup
How to choose good figs for the dish
- Do not buy unripe figs as they are usually meant for eating raw and are not suitable for making salad.
- Avoid overly ripe figs, as they will make the salad bitter.
- Choose figs that are medium-sized, with fresh green skin and pink-red flesh for a tastier salad.
How to Prepare Vegetarian Fig Salad
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Prepare the Oyster Mushrooms
After buying oyster mushrooms, we will tear them into small strips. Place a pan on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, when the pan is hot, add the oyster mushrooms and sauté dry with 1 tablespoon of salt.
How to prepare oyster mushrooms:
- When buying oyster mushrooms, you can use a knife to remove the dirty parts of the mushroom stems. Then, use your hands to tear or cut the mushrooms into smaller pieces, suitable for eating (for larger mushrooms).
- Soak the oyster mushrooms in a concentrated saltwater solution (the ratio is 4 tablespoons of salt to 2 liters of water) for about 20 minutes.
- Next, remove the mushrooms and rinse them in diluted saltwater (the ratio is 2 tablespoons of salt to 4 liters of water), then squeeze out the water. Thanks to the salt, the oyster mushrooms will be firmer and crunchier when cooked.
- Finally, just rinse them with clean water.
When the mushrooms are just cooked, turn off the heat and place the mushrooms in a bowl.
Tip:
Sautéing the mushrooms over high heat will help them cook without releasing too much sweet water, which would make the dish less delicious.
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Prepare Figs
Boil water until it’s really hot, then add the figs and boil for 2 minutes, remove and soak them in cold water. Let the figs cool down and then peel them. After that, slice them thinly into a C shape.
Tip: The fig usually has a bitter taste, but when prepared carefully, the fig will be crunchy, sweet, and less bitter than its natural flavor.
Final Product
A dish with the characteristic flavor and crispy deliciousness of fig fruit combined with a rich dressing. It is easy to prepare this nutritious salad for the family on vegetarian days.
2. Vegetarian Fig Salad (Recipe shared by TikTok Green Vegetarian Kitchen)
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Fig Salad (Recipe shared by TikTok Green Vegetarian Kitchen) For 2 people
Fig 3 fruits Oyster mushrooms 100 grams Cucumber 50 grams Carrot 50 grams Sour starfruit 50 grams Vietnamese coriander A little Culantro A little Horn chili A little Seasoning A little (sugar/vegetarian fish sauce/lime juice/chili sauce)
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How to prepare Vegetarian Lychee Salad (Recipe shared by Tiktok Green Vegetarian Kitchen)
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Prepare the ingredients
Buy lychees, cut off the stems, then wash them clean, place a pot of water on the stove and boil the lychees for 10 minutes.
Then, take the lychees out and slice them.
Soak the oyster mushrooms in diluted salt water for 15 minutes, wash thoroughly with water, and let them drain.
Next, tear the oyster mushrooms into bite-sized pieces and fry them.
Wash the cucumber, cut it in half, then slice it into long strips.
Peel the carrot and use a knife to cut it into long strips.
Wash the starfruit, cut it into star-shaped slices about 3mm thick.
Pick the leaves of rice paddy herb and Vietnamese coriander, wash them thoroughly. Cut the chili pepper into strips.
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Dressing for the salad
Add 50 grams of sugar, 25 ml of vegetarian fish sauce, 15 ml of calamansi juice, and 35 grams of chili sauce into a bowl, and mix the ingredients well.
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Mixing the salad
Add sliced lychee into a large bowl, then add the fried oyster mushrooms, cucumber, carrot, and sour starfruit that you have prepared, then drizzle 2 tablespoons of salad dressing on top and mix all the ingredients together.
Next, add a little Vietnamese coriander, mint, and chili according to your preference, then drizzle another tablespoon of salad dressing and mix well.
Plate the dish, sprinkle with a little roasted peanuts and sesame seeds, and it’s done.
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Final Product
The vegetarian jackfruit salad, when completed, has an eye-catching color and a fragrant aroma. Sweet, juicy lychee combined with crispy fried oyster mushrooms and vegetables blended with a sweet and sour dressing creates an appealing dish.
Tips for Successful Execution
- You need to prepare the jackfruit properly to reduce its bitterness.
- You can enjoy it with grilled rice crackers to enhance the dish’s flavor.
- Using brown oyster mushrooms will taste better than white oyster mushrooms
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It’s really simple to make the incredibly delicious gỏi trái vả chay, right? Let’s get cooking now!
*Refer to the images and recipe from the YouTube channel Diệu Pháp Âm.
