beansprout salad (vegan)

alteRecipes.com recipe
derived from
Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid's
Beyond the Great Wall, p. 66, photo on p. 308

1. beansprouts 1 pound
  cilantro leaves ½ cup
2. rice vinegar 2 Tablespoons
  salt to taste
  roasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon
  1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon
3. peanut oil 1 Tablespoon
  vinegar 1 Tablespoon
  shallots ½ cup
sliced thin
and separated

1. Microwave the beansprouts and cilantro approximately 1 minute on HIGH.

2. Put the ingredients for the dressing into a small bowl.

3. Put the peanut oil and vinegar and the shallots into a cold frying pan, put the pan over a medium-low flame, and cook the shallots gently, stirring them up from time to time.

4. Whisk the salad dressing together, stir it into the beansprouts, then stir in the shallots.