CNY Chef: Master Hulu's Perfect Chef's Salad

Mina Yan | Feb 2, 2022 5:30 pm | Add a comment | 123 reads

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I’m not alone when I say that Hulu is my go-to spot when I want comfort food, good service, and when I want to enjoy a nice happy hour deal with my girlfriends. Since they opened, there’s been a few items on the menu that’s never changed (and hopefully never will).

Their Chef Salad is one of them. It’s a well-balanced big salad that’s both photogenic and delicious. You’ve got a healthy mix of veggies, proteins, and cheese all mixed together with the sweet and sourness of a honey mustard vinaigrette. Yum!

Ingredients

90g Beef
1 Avocado
120g Mixed Salad
1 Hard boiled quail egg, sliced
1/4 Pumpkin, chopped into one inch pieces
5 Walnuts, shells removed
Handful of Cherry Tomatoes, halved
40g Feta Cheese
40g Yellow corn
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

Method

1. Choose a big flat round plate: The secret to the success of this dish is plating. Be sure to have a big enough plate to squeeze in all the ingredients you love.

2. Avocado rose: Find a ripe avocado. Cut in half. Take out the seed and peel it. Slice the avocado into very thin pieces. Spread out the avocado evenly. Use your finger as a core and surround it with sliced avocado to make an avocado rose.

3. Candied walnut: Cook the walnuts in water twice before using. Coat it with sugar powder. Deep fry in oil until it gets dry.

4. Seared diced beef: Slice the meat into diced cubes. Heat oil on the skillet and cook your beef in batches. Season the beef with salt and pepper.

5. Honey mustard vinaigrette: Add vinegar, mustard, olive oil, white pepper, honey, salt in your preferred proportion. Stir until well mixed.

6. Plating: Mix your salad ingredients at the bottom. Add the avocado rose in the middle and surround it with any of the above ingredients or anything you like in round shape.

Top it up with honey mustard vinaigrette and it’s your perfect Chef Salad!