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Fiddlehead fern Salad (Ensaladang Pako)
A crisp and refreshing salad with fiddlehead fern (vegetable fern) as the main ingredient, made tangy and flavorful with white vinegar, sugar and salted eggs.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 67 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Asian , Filipino
Ingredients
- 2 cups fiddlehead fern - young fronds
- 3 medium tomatoes - sliced thinly
- 1 large onion - sliced thinly
- 2 salted egg - cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Soak the collected tips of vegetable fern young fronds in cold water for some minutes and rinse well. You may also blanch them in boiling water beforehand.
- In a small bowl, dissolve sugar in vinegar and add fresh ground pepper. Set aside.
- In a big bowl, mix the fern, tomatoes and onions.
- Pour in vinegar mixture and toss until well mixed.
- Add the salted eggs and toss one last time.
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Notes
- Vinegar may be replaced with lemon juice, sugar with honey.Regular boiled eggs instead of salted eggs may be used.
Nutrition Information
Calories
67kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
81mg
(27%)
Sodium
34mg
(1%)
Potassium
269mg
(8%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1580IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
15.3mg
(17%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 67
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 67kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 81mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 269mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1580IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 15.3mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.