Easy bibim mandu (Korean potsticker salad) recipe! It’s sweet, spicy and crunchy. It’s a perfect crowd pleaser!
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! 😉
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.
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 Korean chilli paste (gochujang)
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
* 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.
2. Prepare the dressing by mixing the listed ingredients in a bowl.
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.
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)
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
- 1 Tbsp Korean chilli paste (gochujang)
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
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)
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
These turned out amazing! The dressing was so refreshing and tasty! Thanks for getting so creative with mandu!!
Great to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂
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 🙂
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this dish! Thanks for your feedback! 🙂
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!
Thanks Gomo! I hope you’re having a great new year too.
Oh man these look DELISH! Great idea serving up dumplings with a spicy salad, it turns them into a complete meal that way.
You’re absolutely right! It is a complete meal on its own. Thanks for stopping by!
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
Thanks Sandra! You’re such a sweet lady! 🙂 You definitely should try this recipe. I know you’ll love it!
What is the first ingredient in the dressing and where would I buy it?
Hi Tanya, You just made me realise that I linked to the incorrect URL for gochujang above. I just fixed it now. (Thanks for asking a question. :)) Gochujang is Korean spicy chili paste. You can read more about it from this link. https://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/09/25/gochujang-sauce/ You can always get it from your local Korean grocery store. Some Asian grocery stores sell it too. If you live in the US, you can also buy it via Amazon. I have collated a selection of gochujang in this link. https://mykoreankitchen.com/store/condiment-sauce/
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!
Hehehe Sissi, you’re funny. 🙂 I think you’ll be fine ordering some Korean food in Korean when you visit Korea next time. I made mandu from scratch so long ago myself too! Thankfully there’s always packaged version to save some time. 😉
I like this Korean style dumplings! I basically love meat based dumplings in any incarnation but the tangy spicy sauce really caught my attention.
Thanks Jayne, I like dumplings too but it tastes even better with the tangy spicy sauce! You should give it a go. 🙂
Looks super delicious! Will have to make this real soon. . . for our family
Thanks Julia! I hope your family enjoys this recipe as much as I did. Have a great holiday!
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~^^
I made Bibim Mandu last night. It was so delicious!! I’ll post a photo on your fb page
So happy to hear Julia!! Thanks for sharing your photo! 🙂