Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Interesting and spicy but good.


That was the reaction I got from Ryan after he tasted this salad I made for dinner last night. I would have to agree.


Salad:

1 package cooked, rinsed and cooled linguine
1/2 to 1 head sliced Napa Cabbage
1/2 to 1 head sliced purple cabbage
1/2 to 1 bag baby spinach
1 red bell pepper sliced thin
1 orange bell pepper sliced thin
1 yellow bell pepper sliced thin
1 small bag bean sprouts
3 sliced green onions (use the whole thing)
3 peeled, sliced cucumbers
1 bunch chopped cilantro
1 can whole, lightly toasted in a skillet, cashews

Dressing:

juice of 1 lime
8 Tbsp. olive oil
3 Tbsp Sesame Seed oil
8 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp fresh ginger chopped
2 or more cloves garlic chopped
2 jalapenos chopped
1/2 bunch cilantro

*If you don't like spicy or want your kids to eat this salad try the dressing with only 1 jalapeno pepper. Also, the dressing will keep up to 3 days in the fridge without the cilantro added.