Chilled lettuce, a fresh sketch originating from ancient Chinese food culture, its history can be traced back to the record in "Qi Min Yaoshu", lettuce, known as "Qianjin Cai" in ancient times, because of its crisp and refreshing taste, highly respected by literati. The Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu said in his "Accompanying Zheng Guangwen to the Mountains and Forests of General He": "Fresh crucian carp and silver silk, parsley and green stream." Although lettuce is not directly mentioned, it shows the ancients' pursuit of the fresh taste of vegetables. Lettuce, with its unique taste and rich nutritional value, occupies a place in Chinese recipes, and cold lettuce shreds are a touch of fresh greenery in this long history.
Cooking Steps:
**Prepare materials (2-3 servings)**
- Lettuce 200 grams
- Garlic 10 grams
- Ginger 5 grams
- Balsamic vinegar 15 ml
- Soy sauce 10 ml
- 5 grams of sugar
- Salt 2 grams
- Sesame oil 5 ml
- Chili oil (optional) 5 ml
- Sesame seeds (garnish) to taste
1. **Lettuce Processing**: Select fresh and tender lettuce, peel off the skin, cut into thin strips, soak in cold water for 10 minutes, remove and drain.
2. **Seasoning preparation**: Finely chop the garlic, shred the ginger, mix well with balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and salt to make a sauce.
3. **Mix**: Put the drained shredded lettuce into a large bowl, pour in the sauce, add sesame oil and chili oil (if spicy), and mix gently.
4. **Serving on a plate**: Put the shredded lettuce neatly on the plate, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and enjoy it.
Tips:
1. Soaking the shredded lettuce in cold water removes some of the bitterness while maintaining its crisp texture.
2. Try to choose the young stem part of lettuce to avoid too much fiber affecting the taste.
Lettuce can also do this:
- **Stir-fried shredded pork with lettuce**: Stir-fry shredded lettuce and shredded lean pork, add a little light soy sauce and pepper, and stir-fry quickly until cooked, fresh and meaty.
- **Lettuce Chicken Salad**: Served with cooked and shredded chicken, shredded cucumbers, diced tomatoes, drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice, low-fat and healthy, best for summer.
Cold lettuce shreds, a touch of cool green in summer, it is not only a dish, but also a poem in praise of summer. When you gently pick up the wisp of emerald green, you can hear the crisp chewing sound in your ears, and the tip of your nose lingers with the aroma of garlic and slightly spicy, and the taste buds are completely conquered by the moderate sweetness and sourness, crisp and refreshing taste. When you close your eyes, you feel like you are in a bamboo forest with a cool breeze, and every time you chew it, you love and enjoy life.