Cook It Lights Chow Mein Salad for Summer
From ttaaccoo 15 years ago
- 1 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Newspaper clipping from Jeanne Jones column . She is amazing. She is a consultant for the fatfarm (ie.Ranch Canyon) spas, etc. etc. She cuts out all the unnecessary fat ! Lots of cookbooks< 25 books thru 1999.
Ingredients
- Dressing: shopping list
- 6 Table. rice vinegar shopping list
- 4 Table. dark sesame oil shopping list
- 2 Table. sodium-reduced soy sauce shopping list
- 1 (6 oz.) can Frozen pineapple juice concentrate, undiluted shopping list
- Salad: shopping list
- 1 cup diced cooked chicken breast shopping list
- 1 cup cooked shrimp shopping list
- 2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms, fresh shopping list
- 2 cups pea pods, steamed for 2 minutes, and chilled shopping list
- 1/2 cup sliced water chestnuts shopping list
- 3 scallions cut into 1 inch pieces shopping list
- 6 cups napa cabbage shopping list
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts shopping list
- 1 cup homemade toasted chowmein noodles (recipe below) shopping list
- Fresh pineapple slices for garnish, optional shopping list
How to make it
- Mix together all ingred. for dressing. cover tightly, and refrigerate.
- Combine all salad ingred, except noodles and fresh pineapple, and toss with the chilled dressing. Mix well.
- To serve, spoon 2 cups of the salad onto each of 8 chilled plates. Sprinkle 2 Table. chow mein noodles over the top of each serving. Add the pineapple slices.
- Homemade Chow Mein Noodles
- 1 oz. whole wheat spaghetti
- 2 cups water
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Break the spaghetti into 2 inch pieces and place in a small saucepan. Cover the noodles with the water. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes. Drain thoroughly.
- Spread the drained pieces on a large baking sheet and place in the preheated oven for 1 hour, turning frequently to toast evenly. (Keep a careful eye on the noodles--375 F times 1 hr seems too intense to me. As you can see, I haven't made this yet)
The Rating
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This sounds just like what I need to fix for dinner tonight. Thanks for the great post and a very high 5!
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Sounds a great!
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This sounds refreshing and oh, so tasty! Love the dressing here, too!
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