Green Tea Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup green tea leaves
• 1/4 cup lemon juice, plus
• lemon wedge, for serving
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons dry-roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut, toasted
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• 1 (5 ounce) bag mixed baby greens (8 cups)

Recipe

• 1 in a small skillet, heat oil over medium heat. add garlic and cook, stirring until golden, about 3 minutes. set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine tea leaves, lemon juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, and ginger. let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 3 strain the dressing into a bowl, pressing with a spoon, and discard the solids.
• 4 stir the jalapeno, peanuts, coconut, sesame seeds, and reserved garlic into the dressing. toss with the mixed greens in a salad bowl and serve with the lemon wedges.