New York City chef Angela Dimayuga’s tropical riff on the wedge salad, is dressed in sesame seeds, soba-cha (find it at Harney & Sons, harney.com, $8 for a 4-ounce tin), and a brilliant Passion Fruit Ponzu. Dimayuga developed the recipe for a fundraiser for Lil’ Deb’s Oasis, Hannah Black and Carla Perez-Gallardo’s Hudson, New York, restaurant. The money raised was to invest in the restaurant’s infrastructure.
How to Make It
Fold together carrots, cucumber, pear, radish, lime juice, salt, and 1/4 cup ponzu in a large bowl. Set aside.
Arrange lettuce wedges, cut sides up, on a platter. Pour 1 cup ponzu over wedges, making sure to distribute ponzu into crevices of lettuce. Top wedges with carrot mixture, ground sesame seeds, soba-cha, and black pepper. Serve salad with remaining ponzu.