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Bitter melon salad

Bitter melon 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 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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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$3.13 $0.78 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.42
  • $0.19
  • $0.93
  • $0.15
  • $0.30
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the vermicelli in salted water. Drain it and finely chop it.
  2. Peel and slice the zucchini into thin rounds. Wash them, squeeze out any excess water, and then soak them in a solution of water and bleach for a few minutes. Rinse them thoroughly.
  3. Wash and slice the carrots into thin strips. Squeeze out any excess juice. ≈ 8 min
  4. Peel and slice the sweet potato into thin strips. ≈ 8 min
  5. In a bowl, combine the zucchini, carrots, half of the chopped cilantro, vermicelli, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and sugar. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
  6. Add the sweet potato and mix well. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Bitter melon salad

  • 500 g of zucchini, thinly sliced, cleaned, and drained$1.42
  • 1 carrot, sliced thinly and squeezed dry$0.19
  • 100 g of sweet potato, sliced into thin strips$0.93
  • Lemons and garlic$0.15
  • Cilantro, washed, chopped$0.30
  • Salt, pepper, and sugar$0.14

Total$3.13

that's $0.78 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of zucchini, thinly sliced, cleaned, and drained
  • 1 carrot, sliced thinly and squeezed dry
  • One serving of cooked vermicelli
  • 100 g of sweet potato, sliced into thin strips
  • Lemons and garlic
  • Cilantro, washed, chopped
  • Salt, pepper, and sugar

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