Lao Hu Cai (Tiger Salad)

Name: Lao Hu Cai (Tiger Salad)
Yield: Serves 4 as an appetizer or a side dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, unseasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon, sugar; ½ teaspoon, table salt; ½ teaspoon, soy sauce; ¾ teaspoon, toasted sesame oil; 1 , Thai chile, stemmed, halved, seeded, and sliced thin; 3½ cups, fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, chopped into 2-inch lengths; 4 , celery ribs, sliced on bias ¼ inch thick; 3 , scallions, white and green parts sliced thin on bias; 1 , serrano chile, stemmed, quartered, seeded, and sliced thin; 2 teaspoons, sesame seeds, toasted; 2 tablespoons chopped salted, dry-roasted peanuts

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2022

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SERVES4 as an appetizer or a side dish

TIME25 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This vibrant Chinese salad, named for its bold flavors and textures, is served to stimulate the appetite at the beginning of a meal or to reset the palate between courses. We balanced the bracing vinaigrette, piquant scallions, and hot chil...

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