Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Soft lettuce leaves (Boston -lengthwise strips and with
-or similar; not iceberg} -green strips in between,
1 c Fresh mint leaves -then cut in half lengthwise
1 c Fresh coriander (Chinese -and into horizontal slices
-parsley) -forming semi-circles
1 c Cucumber, peeled in

Arrange a mound of lettuce in the center of a platter. Around the
lettuce, and touching it, arrange separate mounds of mint and
coriander. Arrange the cucumbers in overlapping slices around the
complete outer rim of the platter. This is the basic arrangement of
the vegetable platter. On those occasions when a recipe calls for
another vegetable, it can be added to this platter.

From "The Classic Cuisine of Vietnam", Bach Ngo and Gloria Zimmerman,
Barron's, 1979.

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