CHINESE NO CHICKEN SALAD WITH MANDARINS AND CILANTRO

Growing up Chinese Chicken Salad was a staple in our house.  It's such a refreshing zesty salad, what's not to love.  My sister over at Natsukashii, posted a fabulous salad recipe back in 2010 and we have been making this for our families and dinner parties ever since.  I real crowd pleaser.  Her version includes chicken and dried crunchy noodles.  I love adding in the noodles from time to time, but if you want to keep it raw, leave the noodles out (and obviously the chicken :)  ).  This recipe is so simple, you won't know what to do with yourself.

CHINESE NO CHICKEN SALAD WITH MANDARINS AND CILANTRO

1 head of shredded cabbage

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

6-8 stalks of green onions, chopped,

1 large cucumber, sliced thin and small

1-1/2 cups manadrins

1/2 cup rice vinegar

3 tablespoons olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Sesame seeds

Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl and season with the rice vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper when ready to serve.  Easy as 1-2-3.

Enjoy!

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CREAMY CUCUMBER AVOCADO DRESSING

I love this dressing because it's so flavorful and creamy and is based on using a lot of fresh vegetables.  I have been using this as a dip, as a salad dressing and I even mixed it into one of the vegetable purees the other day to add flavor.  You may have seen that post on my Instagram yesterday.  This dressing is extremely tasty to say the least.  This recipe was adapted from Sunset Magazine.

CREAMY CUCUMBER AVOCADO DRESSING

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1/2 english cucumber minced

1 avocado, peeled and pitted

1 cup baby spinach

1/2 cup cilantro (If you don't like cilantro you and use mint to make a slightly different version)

2 green onions

1 lemon, juice of

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1/2 teason salt - you can add more to taste

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white or black pepper

Purée all ingredients with 3/4 cup water in a food processor until smooth.

Makes about 2 cups

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION for 1/4 cup serving

• Calories: 75
• Calories from fat: 80%
• Protein: 0.8g
• Fat: 6.8g
• Saturated fat: 0.9g
• Carbohydrate: 3.9g
• Fiber: 2g
• Sodium: 288mg
• Cholesterol: 0.0mg

Enjoy!
       
Photo:  Creamy Cucumber Avocado Dressing, Organic Rainbow Carrots from Whole Foods, Paper from Michaels Arts & Crafts