Oriental Spinach Salad Food

BEST DRESSED ORIENTAL SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Clean and prepare spinach. (You can also use fresh bagged spinach) Place in large bowl.
• Rinse bean sprouts and toss them with the spinach.
• Fry bacon to be crisp, drain on paper towels and break up into small pieces.
• Peel hard boiled eggs and chop. Place in small bowl.
• Mix dressing in a jar or cruet. Shake vigorously.
• Place the spinach in individual bowls. Put some bacon and chopped egg on top of each salad. You can drizzle some dressing on it or leave the person to do that themselves.
• Enjoy!

ORIENTAL SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Place washed and dried spinach in a large bowl.
• Combine sesame oil, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, mustard and sesame seeds.
• Pour over spinach.
• Toss to coat.
• Let set 5 minutes.
• Toss again.
• Serve.

BABY SPINACH SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGE AND RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Arrange spinach leaves on a large platter or individual salad plates. Top with mandarin sections and chopped red onion. Whisk together marmalade and vinegar. Stream oil into dressing while continuing to whisk.
• When you are ready to serve, pour the dressing over salad and season with salt and pepper.

ASIAN SPINACH AND GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Or, for a more textured dressing, whisk the ingredients together in a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, chicken, cucumber, grapes and soybeans. Toss with the dressing and add salt and pepper if desired. Serve immediately.
• Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 427; Protein 38 g; Carbohydrate 25 g; Fat 21 g; Saturated Fat 3 g; 43% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol 68 mg; Sodium 718 mg; Fiber 3.3 g.

ASIAN SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGE AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set dressing aside.
• Cut off peel and white pith from orange. Cut orange into 1/3-inch rounds; cut rounds crosswise in half. Add spinach to dressing; toss to coat. Add avocado and orange; toss gently.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ASIAN SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together 3 Tbsp vegetable oil, 2 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 ½ Tbsp rice vinegar, ¼ tsp grated ginger, ¼ tsp sugar, and ½ Tbsp sesame seeds and set aside.
• Heat a frying pan over medium high heat and toast the walnuts, stirring frequently until fragrant. Transfer the walnuts to a plate and set aside.
• Slice the red onion thinly. Cut the navel orange into 8 wedges. Slice off the peel and pith. Cut each wedge into 2-3 pieces.
• Add the spinach, the navel orange, and walnuts in a large bowl. Pour as much dressing as you like and toss gently to coat thoroughly. Serve immediately.

ASIAN-INSPIRED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Tear the spinach into bite-size pieces and toss in a large bowl with the bean sprouts, clementines, and mushrooms.
• Whisk together the oil, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Pour over the spinach mixture, toss, and let stand for about 5 minutes to let the flavors blend.

MANDARIN ORANGE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the first five ingredients; shake well. Set aside. In a skillet, cook and stir the almonds and sugar over medium heat until sugar is melted and almonds are coated, 5-7 minutes. Spread on foil to cool completely., In a large salad bowl, combine the romaine, spinach, celery and onions. Add oranges and sugared almonds; toss gently. Shake dressing; drizzle over salad and toss to coat.

ORIENTAL SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cabbage, bean sprouts and onions in large bowl.
• In small bowl or dressing container, combine dressing ingredients. Mix well.
• Half an hour before serving add seeds and noodles.
• Ten minutes before serving add dressing.
• Stir to coat.
• Enjoy!

ASIAN SHRIMP AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Mix ginger and garlic powder; set aside. Cut each cracker into 6 pieces; place on large piece of foil. Spray crackers evenly with cooking spray. Immediately sprinkle with half of the ginger mixture; toss to coat. Set aside.
• Beat vinegar, soy sauce, water, onions, oil and remaining ginger mixture with wire whisk until well blended.
• Arrange spinach, shrimp, sprouts, snow peas and red pepper on 8 salad plates; top with the cracker mixture. Drizzle with the vinegar mixture just before serving.

ORIENTAL NOODLE SALAD WITH PEANUTS, SPINACH & CABBAGE

Steps:

• In large frying pan melt margarine. Coarsely crush the ramen noodles in the package before opening. (Save the flavor packets).
• Add the crushed noodles to the melted butter. Add the peanuts and sprinkle the salt and stir until lightly to dark brown.
• Do not burn. Set aside.
• Throw the shredded cabbage and spinach in large serving plates or bowl. Add radishes and celery. Lightly toss.
• In blender add milk, vinegar, oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, seasoning packets and horseradish sauce if desired. Pulse a few times.
• Spoon the peanut and noodles on the spinach/cabbage mixture and mix or leave on the top.
• Drizzle or spoon the dressing on top.
• Note: I wash all my fresh veges with ice cold water and a dab of bleach. Let them set for a few minutes. Drain the water, rinse the veges and put loose ones in a salad spinner. I have done this since 1963 when we were in another country and I have never stopped. It is safe.

ASIAN SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGE AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set dressing aside.
• Cut off peel and white pith from orange. Cut orange into 1/3-inch rounds; cut rounds crosswise in half. Add spinach to dressing; toss to coat. Add avocado and orange; toss gently.

ASIAN SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 6 tablespoons oil, sugar, vinegar and soy sauce in small bowl to blend. Season dressing with salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add noodles from soup mix (reserve seasoning packet for another use), nuts and sesame seeds. Stir until noodles, nuts and seeds are toasted and golden, about 8 minutes. Pour contents of skillet into large bowl and cool 10 minutes. Add spinach and green onions to same bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Serve, passing remaining dressing separately.