Dotorimuk muchim
Acorn jelly salad
Dotorimuk muchim (도토리묵무침): acorn jelly salad with chilli-soy dressing
Dotorimuk is a jelly made from acorn starch, gathered in Korea's oak-covered mountains, and dotorimuk muchim is the salad hikers eat at the little restaurants at the foot of Bukhansan and Gwanaksan after a weekend climb. Wobbly, nutty-bitter cubes of jelly are tossed gently with lettuce, cucumber, carrot and a soy, chilli and sesame dressing. Temple cooks make it exactly like this, without garlic or onion. The common mistake is tossing it hard like a green salad: the jelly breaks into crumbs, so fold it with your fingertips. Chef's tip: if the jelly has firmed up in the fridge, blanch the block in boiling water for 30 seconds and cool it; it turns soft and bouncy again.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 14 oz acorn jelly (dotorimuk)from a Korean grocer, cut into 1 cm x 4 cm pieces
- 4 lettuce leavestorn
- ½ cucumbersliced into half-moons
- ½ carrotcut into matchsticks
- 4 perilla leaves (optional)shredded
For the dressing
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice syrup or sugar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seedslightly crushed
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Mix 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp gochugaru (Korean chilli flakes), 1 tsp rice syrup or sugar, 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil and 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds in a small bowl.
Step 2: Put 4 lettuce leaves, ½ cucumber, ½ carrot and 4 perilla leaves, if using, in a wide bowl and toss with half the dressing.
Step 3: Add 14 oz acorn jelly (dotorimuk) on top, spoon over the rest of the dressing and fold very gently with your fingertips until the jelly is just coated.
Step 4: Serve straight away, before the vegetables wilt.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does dotorimuk muchim take?
- About 20 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of cucumber?
- Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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