Thai Salad With Easy Spicy Dressing

Name: Thai Salad With Easy Spicy Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 small head romaine lettuce, chopped; 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into strips; 1 carrot, peeled and shredded; 2 cups bean sprouts; 1 small cucumber, halved and sliced; 1 cup snow peas, trimmed; 1/4 cup red onion, slivered; 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1/2 cup chopped of fresh mint; 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, crushed (I prefer cashews); 3 tablespoons lime juice; 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil; 3 teaspoons sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 -2 garlic clove, minced; 1/2-3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Submitted by Natalia 3

"This dressing is easy and uses everyday items - no hunting down lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves! I did not have limes so I used lemon juice for the dressing and it turned out great. I pulled this out of one of those complimentary magazines from the health food store - "better nutrition"."

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Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 3

ingredients

SALAD SUGGESTIONS (USE WHATEVER YOU HAVE)
1 small head romaine lettuce, chopped
¹⁄₂ red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 carrot, peeled and shredded
2 cups bean sprouts
1 small cucumber, halved and sliced
1 cup snow peas, trimmed
¹⁄₄ cup red onion, slivered
¹⁄₂ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¹⁄₂ cup chopped of fresh mint
¹⁄₄ cup roasted peanuts, crushed (I prefer cashews)
DRESSING INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons olive oil
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons sesame oil
3 teaspoons sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons soy sauce
1 -2 garlic clove, minced
¹⁄₂ - ³⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne pepper

directions

Toss veggies and herbs together in a large salad bowl.
Whisk dressing ingredients in a small bowl (or whirl in a blender like I did) until sugar is dissolved.
Gently toss salad with dressing. Top with chopped nuts and serve.

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Reviews

Although I did not add the red pepper flakes, we loved this dressing because it was mild enough that you could really taste the vegetables, yet it still had a hint of the East. It was also quick and easy to make in the blender. I was short on time so just threw together some green leaf lettuce, romaine, cabbage slaw mix, sliced cucumbers and tomatoes. Served it with some Pacific Style Ribs done in my crockpot.

Donna M.

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Natalia 3

I live in Atlanta with my husband and baby boy. I love to cook when I find the time. Usually I just throw together an old reliable. Lately, that's been a meat and potato type dish (stew, chili, etc.) because they're fast and filling, but eventually I will get my act together and focus more on veggies. Soon I will resume teaching Pilates and yoga. As for my ideal food philosophy, I go for variety and enjoy meat as a side dish. We have such a wealth of veggies, herbs, nuts, etc. available to us that it's a shame not to take advantage. Some of my favorite powerfoods are broccoli, hemp food products, real cranberry juice, fish and sprouted grains. But don't be fooled (see "favorite foods" below). This is one of my favorite passages: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" (Matthew 6:25 - 27)

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