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Bitter melon and seitan salad

Bitter melon and seitan salad

Appetizers

Discover the unique flavor of this salad, made with zucchini, carrots, and other vegetables. It’s perfect for a varied and healthy appetizer.

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Recipe from Iosraia, AmieKim, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This zucchini salad is perfect as an original and delicious starter. Discover the flavors of this dish made with fresh vegetables.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsalad
  • Estimated cost$4.85 $1.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.39
  • $0.93
  • $2.86
  • $0.30
  • $0.10
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Simmer the seitan with soy sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic, then shred it (it can be substituted with shredded chicken). Steam the sweet potato.
  2. Combine the marose, carrot, half of the rau răm, peanuts, seitan, and sweet potato, and season with lime, sugar, and chili pepper. ≈ 4 min
  3. Arrange on a plate, sprinkle with the remaining rao ram and peanuts, and serve with a garlic and chili-infused fish sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Bitter melon and seitan salad

  • 1 carrot, julienned and squeezed dry$0.39
  • 100 g of sweet potato, cut into matchsticks$0.93
  • lime, hot pepper$2.86
  • Grilled peanuts$0.30
  • soy sauce, garlic$0.10
  • salt, pepper, sugar$0.27

Total$4.85

that's $1.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of cantaloupe melon, cut into strips, seeded, and thoroughly dried with salted water
  • 1 carrot, julienned and squeezed dry
  • 1 seitan stick
  • 100 g of sweet potato, cut into matchsticks
  • lime, hot pepper
  • fresh cilantro (Vietnamese cilantro), chopped
  • Grilled peanuts
  • soy sauce, garlic
  • salt, pepper, sugar

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