As the weather was getting hotter, I felt like something cool and refreshing...and new! Then I remembered the salad with mustard sauce that I used to love in Korea. The ingredients can vary, but the main point is the appetizing, spicy mustard sauce!
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| Chicken Breast Salad with Mustard sauce |
Mustard sauce can be used for various dishes in Korean cuisine as well. It give its unique spicy piquant flavor to cold dishes. It is especially great for appetizers and side dishes for barbecue.
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| Ottogi Mustard Powder, 300g for $3.49 |
I have purchased many different types of mustard sauce before, but this is the first time trying powdered mustard. I got a pouch of Ottogi Mustard Powder (겨자분, 300g) at a Korean market for $3.49.
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| Mix the powder with warm water in a ratio of 2:3 |
The instructions are written in Korean. It says to mix the mustard powder with around 30~40°C water in a ratio of 2:3 (the spicy flavor gets the best 5~10 minutes after mixing).
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| Nutrition Facts & Information |
After opened, store it in a cool place with a tight closure, according to the instructions on the package.
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| Yellow powder |
Like wasabi, this mustard powder has a strong spicy flavor. Even breathing in the smell of the mustard made my nose burn.  |
| Mixture of powder with water in a ratio of 2:3 |
It's still thick after mixing the powder with water.
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| Mixture with vinegar, sugar and cooking wine |
To make dressing for the chicken breast salad, I also added vinegar, sugar, cooking wine, soy sauce, and a hint of salt. Check out the sauce recipe below:
Mustard powder: 1 Tbs
Warm water: 1.5 Tbs
Sugar: 1.5 Tbs
Vinegar: 1 Tbs
Cooking wine: 1 Tbs
Soy sauce: 1 Tbs
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| Ingredients for Chicken Breast Salad |
For the ingredients, I thinly sliced vegetables (cucumbers, yellow & red bell peppers and onions) and I shredded cooked chicken breast and imitation crab meat.
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| Chicken Breast Salad tossed with mustard sauce |
Mix all the ingredients with the sauce for a minute and it's ready!
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| Chicken Breast Salad with mustard sauce |
This mustard powder is not only easy to make sauce with, but also convenient to store. You can add some cooked chewy noodles in the salad like the picture on the package or enjoy the sauce over thin sliced raw onions with barbecued meat.
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