Wood Ear Mushroom Salad (凉拌黑木耳)

This is a nice crisp summer salad. The texture of the mushrooms is nice and crunchy, and the vinegar and sugar makes for a nice sweet and sour taste.

Wood Ear Mushroom Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup dehydrated wood ear mushrooms

1/2 white onion

2 red chili peppers (diced)

3 cloves of garlic, (crushed, and diced)

1 tsp salt

2 Tbsp of sugar

1/4 Cup white or red rice wine vinegar

2 Tbsp sesame oil

1 tsp dry chicken bouillon

Instructions:

1.Soak the mushrooms until hydrated, then toss into boiling water for 5 minutes.

2.Strain mushrooms, and put into a mixing bowl

3.Juliane onions and thinly sliced chili, and toss into mixing bowl.

4.Add crushed diced garlic to mixing bowl.

5.Add salt,sugar,vinegar,sesame oil, and chicken bouillon and toss.

6.Chill for 1 hour, garnish with sesame seeds and serve.

Cooks Helpful Hints:

You can also add cucumber, and colored bell peppers for color.

I think this dish has more flavor, if it is refrigerated over night.

Enjoy!