Lotus Root Salad Recipe ( Ma Lah Lian Oau )

                      RECIPES OF CHINA

The story the lotus: The lotus has a special association for the Buddhists. It was told that Gautama Buddha likened man striving to achieve goodness to a beautiful lotus bloom rising unblemished from the muddy bottom of a lake.

Ingredients :

2 length

2 tablespoon

3 table spoon

Sesame seed

Salt

Lotus roots of about 10 - 15 cm long

White rice vinegar

Sugar

Two 'pinches' of the seeds, lightly roasted and crushed

Required taste

• Peel lotus root and cut crosswise in 1/2 cm thick slices.

• Heat water in pan or wok until boiling, the toss in the lotus root slices and blanch for approx. 5 to 8 seconds. Drain and rinse in cold water.

• Toss the lotus root slices in a bowl with the rice vinegar, then arrange on a salad plate/bowl

• Sprinkle with sugar, salt and crushed sesame seeds  and serve immediately.  (Sesame seeds can be substituted with crushed groundnuts treated similarly or omitted altogether)