Recipe - Vegetable Platter - Dia Rau Song

1 lg Head of Boston or other soft
lettuce, separated into
Individual leaves
1 bn Of scallions, cut into 2
inch lengths
1 cup Coriander leaves
1 cup Mint leaves
1 cup Fresh Asian or regular basil
leaves
1 Cucumber, peeled in
alternating strips, halved
lengthwise and
Sliced thinly crosswise
4 ounce Fresh bean sprouts
1 Ripe mango
1 bn Ripe bananas
1 Ripe papaya
6 Apples
6 Star fruit

On a large platter, decoratively arrange all of the ingredients in separate
groups. Use in recipes where required.

From "The Foods of Vietnam" by Nicole Rauthier. Stewart, Tabori & Chang.
1989.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini