Vietnamese Vegetable Platter

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 heads of soft lettuce
• 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
• 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 cup thinly sliced scallion ( and green parts)
• 1 large cucumber
• 3 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 cup onion, thinly sliced (optional)
• 1 cup daikon radish, shredded (optional)
• 1 cup shredded jicama (optional)

Recipe

• 1 use lettuce like boston lettuce, leaves torn in half.
• 2 for the cuke: peel and slice length- wise, then thinly into half-moons.
• 3 on a large platter, place each ingredient in individual mounds, with the lettuce in the center and the other items surrounding it.
• 4 variations: in addition to or as a substitution for the vegetables and herbs listed use the optional ingredients.