This green salad is the perfect side for my Koreatown Baby Back Ribs and Homemade Spicy Pickles with Jalapenos.
Korean Green Salad
Recipe slightly adapted by mykoreankitchen.com
- your favorite mixed greens
- apple or pear peeled and thinly sliced (I left the peel on my honeycrisp apple)
- cucumber, thinly sliced
- red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp. sesame seeds, toasted to garnish
Salad Dressing:
- 2 tsp. soy sauce (see Note 1)
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. rice vinegar (unseasoned)
- 1 tsp. Korean fish sauce (see Note 2)
- 1 tsp. Korean chili flakes (I only used 1/4-1/2 tsp.) add this to taste
Combine the salad ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Place the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl and pour the dressing over the salad; toss gently. Sprinkle sesame seeds to taste.
Serves 2-4
Note 1: I have 8 versions of soy sauce; (3) dark soy, sweet soy, light soy, less sodium regular soy sauce, tamari lite and Golden Mountain seasoning sauce. Use a soy sauce you like…
Note 2: Fish sauce is the key ingredient in this salad dressing. Fish sauce is basically anchovies and salt. However, there is a big difference in quality. I use BLiS which is small batch bourbon barrel aged for more than 7 months which does not have that “fishy taste”. The flavor mellows out the fishiness and adds a nuance of umami. I happen to love anchovies (think caesar salad) and I can’t taste them in this dressing.
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
What a gorgeous meal. Delicious. Hugs on the wing!
Thanks Teagan – a complete Korean meal – I just need a dessert 🙂
Looks fresh and so delicious!
Thanks Ronit – I do love my salads with fresh ingredients 🙂
Green salad, so refreshing and feel good meal!!
This salad is not complicated but has some great layers of flavor!
Cucumber, apple/pear and sesame seeds, what a fabulous combination together with dressing. Many thanks for such a creative recipe.
Thank you and you are welcome! Great salad to go with any cuisine but especially an Asian dish.
wow. this is really fun. I love all of the ingredients, and I need to look into your fish sauce brand. I might have to add a little Tabasco to the dressing, in spite of the cayenne pepper flakes. I love it with the bit of sugar for balance. and, i love spice!