Indonesian Rice Salad With Orange Sesame Cilantro Dressing Food

ASIAN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all the sesame dressing ingredients in a small jar and shake it well.
• Add the Asian salad ingredients to a medium-sized bowl.
• Pour the dressing over the top and toss to coat.

THAI RICE NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a bowl with boiling water; add rice noodles. Cover bowl and let sit until noodles are softened, about 10 minutes. Drain. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and toss to coat.
• Mix romaine lettuce, red bell pepper, red onion, green onions, cucumber, basil, cilantro, ginger root, jalapeno pepper, and garlic with rice noodles.
• Whisk 1/3 cup olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, white sugar, lemon juice, lime juice, salt, turmeric, and paprika together in a bowl; pour over rice noodle mixture and toss to coat.

VIETNAMESE RICE-NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Place the garlic, cilantro, jalapeno, honey, lime juice, fish sauce and salt in the bowl of a food processor and process until almost smooth. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the noodles and cook for 2 minutes. Drain, rinse well with cold water and drain again. In a large bowl, combine the sauce, noodles, carrots, cucumber, mint and napa cabbage. Toss well and garnish with peanuts.

THAI SALAD WITH PEANUT LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• For the dressing: In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, rice vinegar, sesame oil, lime juice, soy sauce, canola oil, sugar and honey and whisk until smooth. Add the red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger, cilantro, and sesame seeds and mix until combined. Alternately, you can combine all ingredients in a blender and process until completely smooth. Let dressing rest for 10 minutes before tossing with salad.
• For the Salad: In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, toss. Right before serving, drizzle peanut lime dressing over the top and toss.

RICE SALAD WITH CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine rice, beans, peppers and cilantro. Combine the remaining ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. Pour over rice mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving.

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Put cooked rice into a large bowl.
• Add the peanut oil, sesame oil, orange juice, garlic, cayenne pepper, soy sauce, salt, cider vinegar, and pineapple and mix well.
• Mix in the green onions, celery, sprouts, raisins, peanuts, cashews, sesame seeds, peppers, and water chestnuts.
• Allow to chill and marinate.
• Usually I can only wait an hour or so before I dig in!

NOODLE SALAD WITH SPICY PEANUT BUTTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in small bowl; whisk to blend. Set dressing aside.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water and drain again. Transfer pasta to medium bowl. Add bell pepper and green onions. Pour dressing over; toss to coat. Season salad with salt and pepper. Line serving bowl with lettuce leaves. Transfer salad to prepared bowl. Sprinkle with cilantro and peanuts.

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD WITH ORANGE-SESAME-CILANTRO DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook rice according to directions and place in a bowl to cool to room temperature.
• When cool, add pineapple, cashews, raisins, green onions, red and green bell peppers, celery, bean sprouts and cilantro.
• In a jar, combine dressing ingredients and shake to mix.
• If the salad is served immediately, drizzle all of the dressing over the salad.
• If salad is to be served later, use only half of dressing over salad, then at the last minute add the other half of dressing, stirring to coat.
• May be served room temperature or chilled.