Best Crunchy Pickled Bean Sprout Salad Recipes

BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• [Optional] Remove the brown part and stringy root part. I recommend doing this extra step when you eat raw bean sprouts or when they are seasoned with light flavor sauce. You can taste the clean bean sprouts.
• Rinse the bean sprouts under cold water and drain well.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add bean sprouts to cook for 1 to 1.5 minutes.
• Drain into a colander and set aside for 5 minutes as you don't want to dilute the sauce with remaining water.
• Meanwhile, cut the green onion/scallion into small pieces. Grind the sesame seeds in a mortar and pestle. Grate the garlic, or use a garlic press to crush the garlic.
• In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients for the seasonings and mix well. It might look little but it's more than enough.
• Add the bean sprout and green onion/scallion in the bowl and combine all together. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

KOREAN BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse bean sprouts in cold water and discard any bad sprouts.
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Plunge bean sprouts and cabbage into the pot and let boil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, sesame seeds, fish sauce, and garlic together in a bowl for dressing.
• Drain water from the pot and run cold water on the sprouts for 1 to 2 minutes. Squeeze bean sprouts with your hands to remove excess water. Place sprouts and cabbage into a mixing bowl and add carrot, green onion, and dressing; mix well.

DUA GIA (PICKLED BEAN SPROUT SALAD)

Steps:

• To make the brine, combine the sugar, salt, vinegar and 1 cup water in a large saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar and salt dissolve. Remove from the heat and completely cool.
• At least 40 minutes and up to 2 hours before serving, add the bean sprouts, carrot and scallions to the brine. Use your fingers to toss the vegetables. Set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes, turning the vegetables 2 or 3 times to expose them evenly to the brine. At first, the vegetables won't be covered by the brine, but then they will shrink. They're ready when they're almost covered with brine and taste pleasantly tangy and are a mix of crunchy and soft. If needed, let them sit for 10 minutes longer.
• Drain the vegetables and pile them high on a plate. Serve at room temperature within 2 hours to enjoy them at their peak.

CRUNCHY COLD BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• Blanch the bean sprouts in boiling water for 1 minute.
• Refresh in cold water and drain well.
• Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and sesame oil in a salad bowl.
• Steam green beans (or blanch in boiling water) for 4 minutes or until crisp tender.
• Combine the bean sprouts, green beans, panir (or tofu) strips and bell pepper strips and toss with the dressing in the salad bowl.
• Cover and chill for at least 20 minutes.

CRUNCHY SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine spinach, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, eggs, bacon and onion. In a bottle or jar, combine all dressing ingredients. Cover and shake well to mix. Just before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss.