Category: Vegetables

2 Green peppers

1 small Head lettuce

1 Cucumber

1 Zucchini

2 Tomatoes

1 Clove garlic

2 -(up to)

3 tbsp Oil

1/2 tsp Salt

1. Seed and dice green peppers. Separate lettuce leaves. Peel and dice cucumber, zucchini and tomatoes. Crush garlic.



2. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic, and stir-fry a few times. Add green pepper; stir-fry 1 minute.



3. Add cucumber and zucchini and stir-fry 1 minute more. Add tomatoes and lettuce; gently stir-fry another 1/2 minute.



4. Cover and cook 2 minutes more over medium heat. Serve at once.



NOTE: These vegetables need no stock; they will cook in their own liquids.



From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4.