Cold Celery Leaves
A refreshing cold dish made with blanched celery leaves tossed with garlic, white vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
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This simple side dish makes excellent use of celery leaves that are often discarded. Brief blanching keeps the leaves vibrant and tender, while a tangy dressing of garlic, vinegar, and sesame oil adds a fragrant, savory finish perfect for a light meal.
Ingredients
Celery leaves
to taste
Garlic
to taste
White vinegar
to taste
Premium soy sauce
to taste
Salt
to taste
Sesame oil
to taste
Water
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Place the picked celery leaves in a container, wash repeatedly with water until clean, and drain the water.
2
Step 2
Add water to a pot and bring to a boil, add the cleaned celery leaves and blanch for 15 seconds.
3
Step 3
Immediately remove and rinse with cold water, then drain the water.
4
Step 4
Peel the garlic, wash clean, smash flat with a knife, then chop into minced garlic.
5
Step 5
Squeeze the water out of the blanched celery leaves and chop into minced pieces.
6
Step 6
Place the chopped minced garlic and celery leaves into a container.
7
Step 7
Add in order two spoons of white vinegar, one spoon of Weijixian soy sauce, an appropriate amount of salt, and sesame oil.
8
Step 8
Stir the celery leaves loose with chopsticks to mix evenly and absorb the flavor.
9
Step 9
Plate the dish, finished!
