China Toon Leaf Salad
Known as a tree vegetable, toon leaves are springtime favorites. The new buds, shoots, and young leaves are handpicked and sautéed for their healing properties and fragrant flavor, which is said to resemble that of leeks. The Chinese do not favor raw salads; instead, purplish-green toon leaves are chopped, then lightly sautéed in soy sauce and rice wine.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) peanut oil
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 4 cups (100 g) chopped toon leaves
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) rice wine
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt
Directions
- Pour peanut oil into a wok or skillet set over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic to the hot oil and sauté until it becomes golden, about 3 minutes.
- Add toon leaves and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Stir in soy sauce, rice wine, and salt, cooking for 3 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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