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Chinese-Style Vegan Lettuce and Tomato Stir-Fry
A light and flavorful vegan Chinese stir-fry using fresh lettuce and tomato with a savory garlic soy sauce. This dish highlights fresh vegetables with traditional Chinese seasonings, perfect as a healthy vegan side or light main.
18 min
Easy
2 servings
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Taste Profile
Sweet3/10
Salty5/10
Sour2/10
Umami5/10
Spicy2/10
🥄 Texture
The dish has a contrast between soft, slightly stewed tomato pieces and tender-but-still-crisp wilted lettuce. A light glossy sauce (from the cornstarch slurry) lightly coats the vegetables, giving a slightly slick, cohesive mouthfeel.
👃 Aroma
Fragrant garlic and warm ginger are prominent on first smell, rounded by the toasty sesame oil and savory soy notes. Fresh tomato brightness and a faint green lift from the lettuce and scallion finish the aroma.
🍷 Pairs Well With
A chilled jasmine green tea or a light, crisp lager — both cleanse the palate and complement the dish's savory and fresh vegetal notes.
🥗 Side Dishes
Steamed white or brown rice; simple pan-fried or steamed tofu with a light soy glaze; chilled cucumber salad with rice vinegar; or a side of vegetable dumplings.
Ingredients(12 items)
- 12 cups lettuce leaves (chopped)
- 21 large tomato (diced)
- 31 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 42 cloves garlic (minced)
- 51 tablespoon soy sauce
- 61 teaspoon sesame oil
- 71/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 81/4 cup water
- 91 teaspoon cornstarch
- 101/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 111/2 teaspoon sugar
- 121 green onion (sliced, for garnish)
Nutrition Information(per serving)
85
Calories
2g
Protein
9g
Carbs
5g
Fat
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, mix water and cornstarch until fully dissolved to create a slurry.
- 2
Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
- 3
Add minced garlic and grated ginger; stir-fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant but not burnt.
- 4
Add diced tomato and stir-fry for 2 minutes until it starts to soften.
- 5
Add chopped lettuce leaves and continue to stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until they begin to wilt.
- 6
Pour in the soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and white pepper; stir well to combine all ingredients.
- 7
Add the cornstarch slurry and stir continuously until the sauce thickens and coats the vegetables evenly, about 1 minute.
- 8
Remove from heat and transfer to a serving dish.
- 9
Garnish with sliced green onion and serve immediately with steamed rice or noodles.
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