Pioneer Woman Sesame Tofu Salad Food

SESAME CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing: Put olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, brown sugar, and crushed red pepper flakes into a blender. Blend until completely emulsified. Taste the dressing and adjust to your taste (I usually add more vinegar and brown sugar but tastes may vary.) (Note: Can make the dressing in advance to allow flavors to develop.)Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and heat olive oil in a skillet or on a grill pan. Cook the chicken on both sides over medium heat until it has nice color on the surface and is totally cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to rest for 5 minutes, and cut into cubes. Place the cubed chicken into a bowl and pour 1/3 of the dressing over it, tossing to coat. Allow to sit for a few minutes, then sprinkle both colors of sesame seeds over the chicken and toss so that the seeds stick to the chicken. Add more seeds if you prefer a thicker coating.To assemble the salad, place the salad greens, sliced onion, and the halved tomatoes in a large bowl. Pour on half the remaining dressing, reserving the rest if you'd like more later. Toss to coat. Arrange chicken, mandarin oranges all over the greens. Serve immediately.Note: Wait until just before serving to toss the salad!

SESAME NOODLES WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the noodles according to the package instructions in the boiling water. Drain and set aside.
• Mix together the soy sauce, vegetable oil, sesame oil, sugar, vinegar, chile oil and garlic in a small pitcher. Set aside.
• Add the butter to a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the butter has melted, add the mushrooms and cook until thoroughly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour in the sauce and stir to combine. Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the noodles and toss to combine. Sprinkle over the green onions and give one final toss. Serve.

TOFU AND HERB SALAD WITH SESAME

Steps:

• Make the sauce: In a small bowl, put ground sesame seeds, lime, ginger, chile, sesame oil and soy sauce. Add yogurt and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. (If necessary, thin with a little water.) Set aside.
• On individual plates, arrange watercress, parsley and cilantro, then the mixed herbs. Scatter cucumber slices here and there. Top with the tofu cubes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle sauce over each plate, and garnish with sesame seeds, if desired.

PIONEER WOMAN'S SIMPLE SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Whisk together first 8 ingredients.
• Cook the noodles as directed on package and drain.
• Mix together sauce and warm noodles, making sure that all the noodles get well covered (or saute noodles with sauce in a skillet on medium heat).
• Serve topped with green onions.