This refreshing and easy to make Korean Green Salad offers the perfect balance of flavours and textures. It is typically be served with Korean-style grilled meat like bulgogi and short ribs.

A top down image of a Korean Green Salad with ribbons of cucumbers, slices of Asian pears, onions lettuce, onions and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

This salad combines a variety of fresh greens and vegetables with a tangy and slightly spicy dressing. The base of this salad are mixed greens. The salad is then topped with thinly sliced Asian white pear, which adds a sweet and juicy element to the dish, and mini cucumbers, which offer a crisp and refreshing crunch.

To add some depth of flavour (and colour) the salad also includes thinly sliced red onion and green pepper. These vegetables provide a slightly pungent and slightly bitter flavour, which is balanced by the sweetness of the pear and the tanginess of the dressing.

The dressing offers a perfect balance of savory, sweet, and spicy flavours that complement the freshness of the salad. The salad is finished off with toasted sesame seeds, which add a nutty crunch and a beautiful visual appeal.

Makes a great side dish or a light lunch.

I served it here with my Korean-Style Barbecue Beef Short Rib Lettuce Wraps.

A Korean-Style Barbecue Beef Short Rib Lettuce Wraps spread on a board with coleslaw, salad, grilled mushrooms and kimchi. — Korean-Style Barbecue Beef Short Rib Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

Mixed greens
Asian pear
Mini cucumbers
Medium red onion
Green pepper
Toasted sesame seeds
Low sodium soy sauce
Rice vinegar
Lime juice
Korean fish sauce
Korean chili flakes
Honey

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk well until combined. Set aside.

Place salad ingredients (except for sesame seeds) in a large bowl. Pour over the dressing and toss to coat. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the salad and serve.

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Korean Green Salad

This refreshing Korean Green Salad offers the perfect balance of flavours and textures. It is typically be served with Korean-style grilled meat like bulgogi and short ribs.

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Prep Time 10

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Total Time 10

Course Salad

Cuisine Korean

Servings

Ingredients

Salad

142 g mixed green salad
½ Asian pear peeled & thinly sliced
2-3 mini cucumbers thinly sliced lengthwise
½ medium red onion thinly sliced
½ green pepper thinly sliced
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds to garnish

Dressing

2 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon Korean fish sauce
1 teaspoon Korean chili flakes
3 teaspoons honey

Instructions

Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk well until combined. Set aside.
Place salad ingredients (except for sesame seeds) in a large bowl. Pour over the dressing and toss to coat.
Sprinkle sesame seeds over the salad and serve.

Keyword green salads for bbq, korean lettuce salad dressing, korean salad side dish, korean vegetable salad

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