SWEET FOOD: Summer Ponzu Salad

Sweet Food is a running series where we combine our two favorite things - Louisiana French & Food! On this episode, Alexis Marceaux explains this easy and refreshing summer salad while Sam Craft helps us with some cooking vocab. Enjoy!

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Vocabulary:

Le cocombre (m) - cucumber

L’avocat (m) - avocado

La sauce ponzu (f) - Ponzu Sauce

Les graines de sésame (pl) - Sesame Seeds

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Ponzu Summer Salad:

Ingredients:

2 cups of multicolored grape tomatoes

1 whole cucumber

1 avocado

1 cup ponzu sauce (store bought or homemade)

2 or 3 tablespoons of sesame seeds (add to taste)

Directions:

Chop all ingredients. Combine tomatoes, cucumber and avocado in a bowl. Douse veggies in ponzu sauce, add more to taste if needed. Top with sesame seeds. Enjoy!

Homemade Ponzu Sauce:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce

1/4 fresh orange juice

2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice

1 table spoon of mirin (sweet rice wine)

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and chill.