Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Restaurant Re-Do



For my birthday last week, my husband took me to lunch at Malibu Grill, a Wolfgang Puck inspired restaurant. I’d been dying for a giant salad, and that’s exactly what I got there, the Chinoy Chicken Salad. It was a mix of asian veggies with crispy wontons and a soy-ginger dressing. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it, so I decided to make my own version of a Chinese Chicken salad. I decided to add a few more veggies, as well as make a ginger-carrot dressing instead of a ginger soy vinaigrette. I also replaced the wontons and grilled chicken with chicken potstickers from TJ’s. I hope you enjoy this fresh, easy, and super healthy dinner!



Asian Salad with Ginger Carrot Dressing and Chicken Potstickers



1 small head romaine lettuce, chopped

1 small head savoy cabbage, chopped

½ cup bean sprouts

½ cup scallions, sliced

1 red bell pepper, sliced

½ cup snap peas

¼ c. shredded carrots

½ c. mandarin oranges in water

10 chicken potstickers

Dressing:

¼ cup shredded carrots

1” grated ginger root

2 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tbsp. honey

½ tsp. sesame oil

3 tbsp. EVOO

1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar

Salt and pepper

Garnish:

Sesame Seeds

Chopped Cilantro

3 comments:

C~~O~~U~~R~~T~~N~~E~~Y said...

Wow, that looks DELICIOUS! And it has quite a few superfoods in it.

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Rebecca said...

NOW I know what to do with that colossal bag of chicken potstickers my husband bought from Costco. Hallelujah!

Katie said...

Oh my gosh, it is sickening how creative you are. THis looks WAY better than I imagined when you sadi "asian salad". WOw and YUM!!!