I love this salad because!!! It is beautiful, extremely healthy, and my kids will even eat it if I put noodles in it. (the power of pasta is amazing). Anyway, you can add whatever you want to the salad, and make it different every time. It is really good with grilled chicken. Hope you venture out and try it.
Basic Salad-
1 Cabbage shredded (or 1 bag of coleslaw mix)
1 Bag of Broccoli Slaw mix (I have only found this at Walmart)
1/4 to 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
Dump this in a bowl.
Dressing:
3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil
3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
3 Tablespoons Lime Juice (I have also used OJ and it is good too)
3 Tablespoons of sugar (white, brown, or combo of both)
1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
2 Tablespoons grated ginger root (I buy a hunk of it and keep it in the freezer, get it out about 5 min before I need it and then grate it on a fine grater)
1/2 bunch of cilantro
2 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (I have used regular and it is okay too)
1 hot pepper (optional)
1 Tablespoon Sesame oil (optional)
Combine all ingredients for dressing in blender or food processor. Pour over salad.
Add salt and pepper to taste. I usually have to add a little salt.
Add ins for Salad:
Red and yellow peppers
Snow or sugar snap peas
Shredded carrots
Green onions
Cucumbers
Red cabbage (I always used to pick that out of salads until I had it in a salad like this)
Cooked linguine noodles
Dry Ramen noodles
Shredded or grilled chicken
Shredded pork (I put left over roast in it last time, very good)
Cashews
Add to salad and stir to coat with dressing. Enjoy!!
