Ingredients for bagnet:
1 cup         mustasa leaves, washed
1 piece     salted egg   
¼ cup        onion, cut into rings
2 pieces     tomatoes
1 cup         fried lechong kawali, cut into big cubes

Ingredients for bagoong vinaigrette:

¼ cup         bagoong isda
3 tablespoons     calamansi or lime juice
3 tablespoons    honey
1 tablespoon     ginger, chopped
1 tablespoon     garlic, chopped
1/3 cup     olive oil or canola oil   

Procedure:

1. In a bottle put the bagoong na isda, calamansi, honey, ginger, garlic and olive oil. Cover the bottle and shake vigorously.
2. Use this to dress the salad.
3. Arrange the mustasa leaves, salted eggs, onion rings and tomatoes on a plate.
4. Top with the fried lechong kawali.
5. Drizzle with the bagoong vinaigrette dressing.

Seen in Appetite, Appeatease, August 2010.

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