Korean-style pumpkin salad
Description
The salad is quick and easy to prepare. Spices, carrots, pumpkin, soy sauce, vinegar, onion, garlic—these ingredients together create an incredible aroma and taste! Be sure to make this salad; it will perfectly diversify your holiday table and impress everyone with its juiciness and spiciness. You can adjust the amount of spices, vinegar, soy sauce, and other seasonings to your taste. Instead of sesame seeds, you can add sunflower seeds. The salad is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Peel the pumpkin, remove the core (with seeds), and cut the vegetable into strips. Generously salt and leave in a cold place overnight so the pumpkin releases its juice.
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Step 2
2. The next day, rinse the pumpkin with cold water and dry it with a towel.
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Step 3
3. Lightly sauté it in portions in a small amount of vegetable oil.
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Step 4
4. Finely chop the garlic, add herbs and salt. Leave for a short while to let the juice come out.
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Step 5
5. Slice the onion into half-rings, cut the carrot into strips. Add coriander, black pepper, and red pepper. Pour hot vegetable oil over the top to release the aroma of the spices. Add garlic with herbs, honey, soy sauce, and sesame.
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Step 6
6. Mix everything with the previously prepared pumpkin.
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Step 7
7. Sprinkle everything with vinegar. Taste the salad and add soy sauce or vinegar if needed. Let the salad sit overnight in a cool place. The salad is ready.