Posted by Ms.MisakoSassa, Staff on 23rd Jul 2015
Anti-aging bitter melon summer salad
Ingredients: (serves 2)
1 bitter melon
10 mini tomatoes
10 shiso leaves
1 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper
1/2 lemon
Direction:
1. Cut bitter melon into half lengthly to expose seeds.
2. With spoon, scoop out seeds along with white spongy part
3. Slice thinly and put them into a bowl
4. Add half tea spoon of salt to the bitter melon slices and massage them well until they release some water
5. Rinse salted bitter melon with cold water and soak them in big bowl of water for 5 minutes (Soak them longer for less bitter taste)
6. Drain the bitter melon slices and squeeze out excess water
7. Cut tomatoes into half
8. Julienne shiso leaves into thin strips
9. In a bowl, put bitter melon slices, halved tomatoes, 1/2 of julienned shiso leaves, salt & pepper, olive oil and juice of half of lemon. Mix well
10.Serve on a plate and top it with remaining shiso leaves.
Bitter melon is packed with antioxidant that will fight aging caused by sun exposure. Combine it with Vitamin C rich tomato and shiso leave, this is the perfect rescue salad during this hot season