Spicy Joint's Creamy Sesame Sauce with Lettuce Salad
Total Time
5 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste (Note 1)
- 1/2 tbsp peanut butter (Note 2)
- 1/2 tsp white sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce (Note 3)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil (, toasted (ie brown, not yellow)
- 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce (Note 4)
- 3-4 tbsp water (or more)
- 2 baby cos lettuce or for authentic, equivalent amount of Chinese lettuce (celtuce) (, trimmed (Note 5 for subs)
- sesame seeds for garnish (black, ideally for the colour, but white or roasted are fine)
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Preparation
Step 1
Separate, wash, trim and dry lettuce leaves. Slice any large ones in half vertically. Leave smaller leaves whole.
Step 2
Sauce: Mix all ingredients except water together in a bowl. Start by mixing in 3 tbsp water, a tablespoon at a time. Let the sauce sit for one minute. If the sauce starts to split, or the sauce is too thick, add another tablespoon of water. Keep doing this until you have a pourable / drizzle-able sauce that is emulsified (ie. oil is not separated).
Step 3
Arrange leaves on platter, drizzle around half of the dressing over or so. You will NOT need all the dressing; keep the rest for something else. Garnish with sesame seeds. (Alternative: just use to dip in raw veg. It is SO good!)
Step 4
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