Our Asian Chopped Salad is brimming with fresh herbs and colourful vegetables. Use it as a base for your favourite protein and make it a meal, or it makes a great and easy side for weekday dinners.
Start with the dressing for this salad to allow the flavours to develop. Add all ingredients to a glass jar and shake until emulsified, taste and adjust seasonings.
Wash all your vegetables and pat dry.
Cut your Roma tomatoes in half across the middle or in thirds if they are large.
Trim the tops and bottoms of your cucumbers then dice.
Remove the core and seeds from your capsicum then dice.
Remove the papery skin from your and trim the top and bottom then dice.
Wash all your herbs, shake to remove excess water, pat dry remove the leaves from the stems then roughly chop them.
Add all the chopped vegetables, herbs, cashews and sesame seeds to a large mixing bowl, season with some sea salat and cracked black pepper. Pour over your dressing and then mix well to combine.
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Notes
*you should end up with 1 cup chopped coriander/cilantro and ½ cup each basil and mint