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Bibim Mandu (Korean Potsticker Salad)

Easy bibim mandu (Korean potsticker salad) recipe! It’s sweet, spicy and crunchy. It’s a perfect crowd pleaser! 

Sweet and Spicy Korean Dumpling Salad (Bibim Mandu) | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Today I’m sharing a popular Korean appetizer called “bibim mandu” (비빔만두) aka Korean potsticker salad.

What is Bibim Mandu

The direct translation of bibim mandu is “mixed dumplings” or “mixed potstickers”. (Much like the famous Korean bibimbap is “mixed rice”)

Essentially, the pan fried potstickers are mixed with salad and specially made mandu bibim sauce.

This Korean potsticker salad is one of my favorite Korean dishes because it has everything I like.

The texture is crunchy (from the salad and pan fried potstickers) and they are coated with super addictive sweet, tangy and spicy sauce. Who would say no to that?!

I’m pretty certain that it will blow your mind away too! 😉

Deconstructed sweet and spicy Korean dumpling salad | MyKoreanKitchen.com

What’s more, it is a perfect appetizer when you’re looking for a quick and easy but feel special food. So I think it will be well received as a potluck party food.

The only problem there would be, you wouldn’t want to share the food with others. Lol.

Yes, it’s that delicious! I really hope you get to try this soon. It will brighten up your day! Enjoy.

Sweet and Spicy Korean Potsticker Salad | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Ingredients for Bibim Mandu, Serves 3 to 4 as an appetizer

Main

  • 14 pieces (180g, 5 ounces) of Korean frozen dumplings (Mandu, 만두), thawed
  • 4 lettuce leaves (40g, 1.4 ounces)  – thinly sliced
  • 1/2 leaves (35g, 1.2 ounces) of small cabbage – thinly sliced
  • 1/2 (65g, 2.3 ounces) large cucumber – peeled, seed removed, julienned
  • 1/2 (25g, 0.9 ounces) small carrot – peeled, julienned
  • Some cooking oil

Sweet and Spicy Dressing

* 1 Tbsp = 15 ml

**If you want to learn more about Korean ingredients, check my 30 essential Korean cooking ingredients list!

How to Make Bibim Mandu (Korean Potsticker Salad)

1. Clean/wash all the vegetables and prepare them as directed in the above ingredients section. Then set aside.

Step 1. Preparing vegetables

2. Prepare the dressing by mixing the listed ingredients in a bowl.

Step 2. Mixing the dressing

3. Heat the pan, add some oil and spread it around the pan. Place the dumplings on the pan and cook them until they are cooked through, about 5 mins. Set aside.

Step 3. Cook dumplings

4. Combine the vegetables, dumplings and the dressing in a large mixing bowl then mix well. Serve.  (Mixing should be done just before you are ready to eat. Otherwise, your vegetables and dumplings won’t be as crunchy.)

Bibim Mandu (Korean Potsticker Salad) Turn around your plain instant dumplings into something special! | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Sweet and Spicy Korean Dumpling Salad. It's a perfect appetiser! | MyKoreanKitchen.com


 

Sweet and spicy Korean dumpling salad (bibim mandu) served in a white oval bowl.

Bibim Mandu (Korean Potsticker Salad)

Learn how to make bibim mandu. Essentially, it's sweet, tangy and spicy Korean potsticker salad that's very addictive!
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: mandu, potsticker, salad
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 3 to 4
Calories: 137kcal
Author: Sue | My Korean Kitchen

Ingredients

MAIN

  • 14 pieces Korean instant dumplings (180 g / 5 ounces)
  • 4 lettuce leaves (40 g / 1.4 ounces)
  • 35 g cabbage (1.2 ounces), thinly sliced
  • 1/2 lebanese cucumber (65 g / 2.3 ounces), peeled, seed removed, julienned
  • 1/2 carrot (25 g / 0.9 ounces), peeled, julienned
  • Some cooking oil I used rice bran oil

SPICY, TANGY AND SWEET DRESSING

Instructions

  • Clean/wash all the vegetables and prepare them as directed in the above ingredients section. Then set aside.
  • Prepare the dressing by mixing the listed ingredients in a bowl.
  • Heat the pan, add some oil and spread it around the pan. Place the dumplings on the pan and cook them until they are cooked through, about 5 mins. Set aside.
  • Combine the vegetables, dumplings and the dressing in a large mixing bowl then mix well. Serve. (Mixing should be done just before you are ready to eat. Otherwise, your vegetables and dumplings won’t be as crunchy.)

Nutrition Info (per serving)

Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 235mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 4120IU | Vitamin C: 13.4mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1.1mg

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Michelle
July 14, 2021 8:30 pm

I can’t thank you enough. We just moved to Italy and I can’t get Korean take out anymore and was dying for it. I just made this and I am so happy😃. We will eat this a lot! It is as good or better than what we got in the restaurant. Thank you again!

Dale H
March 25, 2021 3:06 am

My brother gave me some mandu this past weekend and I didn’t want to eat it plain. So I came across your recipe and totally enjoyed it. Love the crunch of the carrots, cucumbers and cabbage. I used romaine lettuce as well as 1/2 bag of prepared avocado crunch salad. Sharing with my brother.

Patty
March 7, 2021 4:11 am

Love this recipe. It is great for meal prep lunches. I started using prepared chopped salad bags to replace the cabbage to add more variety.

Lorena M
February 5, 2020 7:59 am

I love bibimbap and mandu so when I saw this recipe I had to make it and oh, man it was out of this world!
I have prepared several recipes from your blog and so far all of them have been successful.
Thank you, so much for sharing your culture and your passion for cooking with us.

Chris Han
November 26, 2019 1:16 pm

These turned out amazing! The dressing was so refreshing and tasty! Thanks for getting so creative with mandu!!

Erin
January 16, 2019 1:13 pm

I’m just learning to cook and I really enjoyed this recipe. It’s easy, delicious, and very filling. Thank you so much for sharing! I definitely plan to make this again 🙂

February 10, 2014 3:19 pm

Love the flavors in this dish! I love mandu and tangy Korean salads. What a great combination. I’m so craving this right now! BTW, your site looks great. Hope you and your family are having a wonderful new year!

January 7, 2014 3:47 pm

Oh man these look DELISH! Great idea serving up dumplings with a spicy salad, it turns them into a complete meal that way.

January 7, 2014 10:23 am

I love, love mandu, and your salad looks as it sounds “DELICIOUS” !!!! Spicy, tangy and sweet dressing …mmmm so want this tomorrow for my lunch!
Since I haven’t officially said it on your site, let me say it now “I wish you and your family wonderful New Year, Sue!” xo

December 30, 2013 1:44 am

What is the first ingredient in the dressing and where would I buy it?

December 21, 2013 5:40 am

This dumpling salad (so original by the way!) looks so delicious! I don’t speak Korean, but when I read “bibim” I thought about “bibimbap” and looked up to see it means “mixed rice”. Thanks to you I progress slowly in the Korean food vocabulary 🙂 (It will be handy when I finally go to Korea!). Anyway, going back to this delicious salad, I would love it even without dumplings, but with them it must be a wonderful, healthy rich meal. Now that I think, I once made mandu…. but it was such a long time ago. I must start making them once more!

December 19, 2013 5:31 pm

I like this Korean style dumplings! I basically love meat based dumplings in any incarnation but the tangy spicy sauce really caught my attention.

December 18, 2013 1:37 pm

Looks super delicious! Will have to make this real soon. . . for our family

December 19, 2013 7:11 am
Reply to  Sue

You’re welcome Sue. I’m sure we will. I’ll let you know. Thank you. Wishing your family a Merry 1st Christmas with your precious little girl~^^

December 21, 2013 7:57 am
Reply to  Julia

I made Bibim Mandu last night. It was so delicious!! I’ll post a photo on your fb page

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