Asian Chicken Salad

I have been loving this salad recently. I like to add some chicken to it, but you could certainly skip the chicken and it would still be filling and tasty.

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 You'll need: melted peanut butter (not pictured), rice vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sugar, roasted almonds, sesame seeds, chow mein noodles, napa cabbage, romaine lettuce, carrots, basil, sweet sweet peppers.

Whisk together 1/4 C veg oil, 2 T soy sauce, 2 T rice vinegar, 1/2 tsp sugar, and 1 1/2 T melted peanut butter to make the dressing.

 Thinly slice the napa cabbage.

 Thinly slice the romaine lettuce.

 Use a vegetable peeler to shave the carrots.

 Slice the peppers and basil and mix with the cabbage, lettuce, carrots, sesame seeds. Don't forget the almonds and chicken like I almost did when taking these pictures.

 Add prepared dressing to the salad and toss thoroughly.

Top the salad with chow mein noodles and, if desired, mandarin oranges. Enjoy!

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What's your favorite salad?

Strawberry Salad with Apple Basalmic Vinaigrette

It's strawberry season around here, so that means not only are they tastier, but they are cheaper too! My kids and I absolutely love this time of year. Most of the time we just eat the berries as is or with some whipped cream, but this simple salad is a great way to enjoy them too.
This vinaigrette is pretty strong on its own, but it totally works in this salad. I wanted to make a vinaigrette that I could make anytime, from pantry staples, without a bunch of extra sugar. I hope you like the result as well as I do.

Serves 4

For the Vinaigrette:
2 T apple cider vinegar
2 T basalmic vinegar
1/4 C apple juice
1/2 C vegetable oil
1 pinch (about 1/16 tsp) kosher salt
1 pinch (about 1/16 tsp) onion powder
2 turns of a pepper shaker

For the Salad:
4 cooked chicken tenders, sliced
4 handfuls Mixed Baby Greens
1 lb Strawberries, cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 C red onion, cut into bite-size pieces
2 T honey roasted sliced almonds (or sunflower seeds)

To make the vinaigrette:
Whisk all ingredients together.

To make the salad:
Toss all ingredients together with 1/3 C vinaigrette.
Divide between 4 plates.
Drizzle with more vinaigrette if desired.
Serve and enjoy!


What's your favorite way to enjoy strawberries?