Cooling in Kuala Lumpur

A little boy takes a bath on the fountain in KLCC Park due to hot weather in Kuala Lumpur.

The KLCC Park is a public park located in the vicinity of Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The park has been designed to provide greenery to Petronas Twin Towers and the areas surrounding it.

Picture by EPA

Asian Cabbage Salad

This recipe is fresh, easy to make, gluten free and vegan. What else do you need for healthy living. You will find thousands of cabbage recipes. This one is asian influenced and you can regulate the spice the way you like it.


Time to prepare: 20 minutes

Time to cook: 15 minutes

Servings: 4


Ingredients:

  • 80 ml soy sauce
  • 80 ml cup fruit vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons fizzy water
  • 1 tbs sesame oil
  • 1 tbs palm sugar
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1/4 large white cabbage, shredded
  • 1/4 large red cabbage, shredded
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 zucchini, sliced very thin
  • ½ sweet pepper, halfed and chopped
  • 2-3 spring onions, sliced
  • 100g  almond slivers, roasted
  • 50 g vermicelli rice noodles
  • 1 tbs sesame seeds, roasted

Method:

  • Put the soy sauce, vinegar, fizzy water, sesame oil, and palm sugar in a small pot over low heat.
  • Heat, stirring, just until the sugar has fully dissolved. Shut down heat.
  • Whisk in the olive oil and set aside to cool.
  • Put the cabbage, carrot, zucchini, sweet pepper, spring onions, almond and slivers in a salad bowl. Pour half of the dressing over and toss until every piece of vegetable is coated.
  • Add more dressing until the salad is well dressed.
  • The remaining dressing will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for at least 1 week.
  • Set aside and soad noodles in hot water for 1 minute. Drain and set aside until cold.
  • Mix salad and noodles and serve with sesame seeds.
  • Serve with Sticky Rice