Asian Egg & Bean Salad

Sesame, Soy, Fresh Chilli, Lime, Soya Beans & Mangetout
Portions:2
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Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • 160 g frozen soya beans
  • 160 g mangetout
  • 1 fresh red chilli
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 limes
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 1 tablespoon low-salt soy sauce

Instructions

  • Cook the eggs in a pan of boiling salted water for 6 minutes, adding the soya beans and mangetout to blanch for just the last 2 minutes, then drain it all.
  • Meanwhile, halve and deseed the chilli, peel the garlic, then pound both into a paste in a pestle and mortar.
  • Finely grate the zest of 1 lime on to a board for later, then squeeze all the juice into the mortar and muddle in with the tahini.
  • Stir in the soy to taste, using it to season the dressing.
  • Toss the veg with 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and divide between your plates.
  • Peel the eggs and sit them on top.
  • Spoon over the dressing, burst the eggs, and finish with a sprinkling of lime zest.
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Course Eggs / Salad
Cuisine Asian