Over the Rainbow Mandarin Dinner Salad

Name: Over the Rainbow Mandarin Dinner Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 4 cups finely sliced napa cabbage or romaine lettuce, chopped; 2 cups baby kale; 1 cup finely sliced red cabbage; 1 carrot grated or julienned; 1 cup of mandarin orange segments - Plus 1 orange for dressing; 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 1 english cucumber, remove seeds by cutting in half and scraping with a spoon. Slice; ½ cup sliced almonds; 1 cup chow mein noodles (the crispy snacking kind); 3 tbsp Mandarin orange juice; 2 tsp. honey or maple syrup; 1 tbsp. sesame oil; 1 tbsp. hoisin sauce; 2 tbsp. soy sauce; 1/2 tsp. ground ginger; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 c. vegetable oil

4 steps

Prep:20minCook:10min

We get every colour of the rainbow into this bright crisp salad (or just about anyway). Use fresh oranges if you have them on hand or opt for the well drained canned variety - choose one packed in their own juice with no added sugar or syrup if possible, for taste and good health. Add 2 cups of fried firm tofu, cooked shrimp of chicken if desired. Thank you Melissa A. for the colourful picture of your perfect salad!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:18:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories401.6 kcal (20%)

Total Fat28.2 g (40%)

Carbs34.7 g (13%)

Sugars15.9 g (18%)

Protein8.4 g (17%)

Sodium600.7 mg (30%)

Fiber6 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4 cupsnapa cabbage

finely sliced, or romaine lettuce, chopped

2 cupsbaby kale

1 cupmandarin orange

segments, Plus 1 orange for dressing

1red bell pepper

thinly sliced

1english cucumber

remove seeds by cutting in half and scraping with a spoon Slice

½ cupsliced almonds

1 cupchow mein noodles

the crispy snacking kind

For the Dressing

3 TbspMandarin orange juice

2 tsphoney

or maple syrup

1 Tbspsesame oil

1 Tbsphoisin sauce

2 Tbspsoy sauce

½ tspground ginger

½ tspgarlic powder

¼ cvegetable oil

Instructions

Step 1

Combine dressing ingredients in a bullet blender or whisk vigorously by hand. Make the dressing first (or ahead) so it has time to rest/mature while you prepare the salad.

Step 2

Combine salad ingredients.

Step 3

If adding tofu, chicken or shrimp, quickly saute in a little vegetable and sesame oil

Step 4

Toss everything together and enjoy