Today I tried Napa cabbage for the first
time, and I am in love! It is a beautiful combination of cabbage, iceberg lettuce,
and celery, all rolled into one. It washes and separates like lettuce, slices
easily like cabbage, and has a wonderful light, rather than overbearing, cabbage/celery
flavor.
As you all know, the deck project was finished last week, and it's a good thing because I am near collapse. Bear in mind, my carpenter, Joe Rogers, did all of the work, but those early hours proved to be way too much for me. As a consequence, I haven't felt a whole lot like cooking, stumbling around in my bleary-eyed haze, but a girl’s got to eat! This fresh, summery salad with spicy peanut dressing, was the result of, yet again, cleaning out what I had in the crisper in the fridge. It turned out to be absolutely delicious! I added some mandarin oranges and toffee almonds (both of which are main ingredients in a mandarin orange salad that my mother used to make back in the 70s). It proved to be a great combination, along with the cabbage, flavorful chicken, and colorful peppers. It came together in a flash, and I'm glad I made a lot of it, because I'm going to be wanting more. It's the perfect cool summer salad that eats like a meal.
As you all know, the deck project was finished last week, and it's a good thing because I am near collapse. Bear in mind, my carpenter, Joe Rogers, did all of the work, but those early hours proved to be way too much for me. As a consequence, I haven't felt a whole lot like cooking, stumbling around in my bleary-eyed haze, but a girl’s got to eat! This fresh, summery salad with spicy peanut dressing, was the result of, yet again, cleaning out what I had in the crisper in the fridge. It turned out to be absolutely delicious! I added some mandarin oranges and toffee almonds (both of which are main ingredients in a mandarin orange salad that my mother used to make back in the 70s). It proved to be a great combination, along with the cabbage, flavorful chicken, and colorful peppers. It came together in a flash, and I'm glad I made a lot of it, because I'm going to be wanting more. It's the perfect cool summer salad that eats like a meal.
Thai Chicken Salad with Spicy Peanut
Dressing
2 medium carrots, grated
½ yellow pepper, cut into thin slices
½ red pepper, cut into thin slices
1 small can mandarin oranges, drained
3 green onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup minced cilantro
2 cups cooked, shredded chicken breast
3 Tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted (I
used Toffee Almonds, recipe coming!)
In a large bowl, combine above ingredients; toss with dressing.
Garnish with the toasted almonds. Serve.
Dressing
1 lime, juiced
3 Tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 Tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons fish sauce
1-1/2 Tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
Combine
ingredients in a small bowl, whisking until smooth. (I used my bullet blender.)
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