hakusai to moyashi ni goma o kakeru dake de, kantanna sarada ga dekimasu.

Just by sprinkling sesame on Chinese cabbage and bean sprouts, you can make a simple salad.

Breakdown of hakusai to moyashi ni goma o kakeru dake de, kantanna sarada ga dekimasu.

• に: destination particle
• を: direct object particle
• と: noun-connector particle
• が: subject particle

Questions & Answers about hakusai to moyashi ni goma o kakeru dake de, kantanna sarada ga dekimasu.

Why are 白菜 and もやし followed by に?

Because に marks what the sesame is being put onto.

In this sentence:

• ごまをかける = sprinkle/add sesame
• 白菜ともやしに = onto napa cabbage and bean sprouts

So the structure is:

• 白菜ともやしに = onto the cabbage and bean sprouts
• ごまをかける = sprinkle sesame

The vegetables are the target, so they take に. The sesame is the thing being sprinkled, so it takes を.

What does と mean in 白菜 と もやし?

Here と simply means and.

So:

• 白菜ともやし = cabbage and bean sprouts

It is just linking two nouns into one list.

Why is ごま marked with を?

Because ごま is the direct object of かける.

In other words, ごま is the thing being applied/sprinkled, so it takes を:

• ごまをかける = sprinkle sesame

A useful way to think about it is:

• に = where it goes
• を = what you put on

What does かける mean here?