Karen's Chinese Salad
"This recipe is from my mom and is absolutely, positively, without a doubt, the most delicious salad I've ever eaten. It is quick to make if you have the rice already prepared. TRY THIS ONE!"
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 bag fresh spinach
- 1⁄2 lb fresh bean sprouts
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, sliced
- 1⁄2 cup cashews
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dressing
- 1⁄4 cup soy sauce (I use light)
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and pepper
directions
- Make the rice if you don't have any already cooked.
- Wash spinach and spin or pat dry.
- Tear into bite-sized pieces.
- Put first 10 ingredients into salad bowl and blend gently.
- Mix ingredients for dressing in a separate bowl or in the blender.
- Add dressing and serve immediately.
- **thisrecipe is not a good make ahead, but it is good for lunch the next day if any should survive the first round!
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Reviews
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This salad was great! For the dressing, I used a mix of canola and seseme oils (more canola than seseme). I thought that the the dressing might have benefitted from a splash of vinegar (white wine or rice wine variety). Regardless, it was delicious. I took it to a church potluck and came home with a big empty bowl. -
This is one of the most delicious salads I have ever eaten. I was not to sure of how it would taste when I was putting it together but boy was I fooled. I would certainly give it 5 stars and I will be fixing it again. -
Oh boy, I thought this salad was very delicious. I used sodium-reduced soy sauce and canola oil in the dressing. This uses an interesting combination of ingredients that go well together. I served it with Tebo's Crunchy Lime Swordfish which made a good pairing. Thanks. -
You are so right. This salad is wonderful and I can't wait to make it again. I loved the combination of ingredients and wouldn't change a thing! In fact, I could use this salad as a meal in itself. All of your other recipes sound great and I hope to make them in the near future. Thank you for sharing and be sure to thank your mom too. :-)
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Kitchen Queen
Canada
I am a full time mom and wife with four children and a busy DH. We own our own business, which is a mixed blessing. One of my goals for 2009 is to go back to university and finish my undergraduate degree.
I love to read, write, cook, bake, spend time with my DH and kidlets.
We are a big outdoors family and are blessed to live in a small city where a 20 minute drive will get you out into the middle of nowhere! I like to hike, snowshoe, cross country ski, and fish. I also love to travel.