ASIAN SUMMER SALAD

✔ This salad is great in the summertime when you have ripe zucchini from your garden. It is cool and refreshing !

✦ Ingredients :

• 8-oz. pkg. thin spaghetti, uncooked and broken into fourths
• 3/4 c. carrot, peeled and cut into 2-inch strips
• 3/4 c. zucchini, cut into 2-inch strips
• 3/4 c. red pepper, chopped
• 1/3 c. green onion, sliced
• 3/4 lb. deli roast turkey, cut into 2-inch-long strips
• Garnish: chopped peanuts, chopped fresh cilantro 

✦ Preparation Steps :

↦ Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water. In a bowl, combine all ingredients except garnish.

↦ Toss with Ginger Dressing. Refrigerate one hour; garnish as

desired. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

✦ Ginger Dressing:

• 1/4 c. canola oil
• 3 T. rice vinegar
• 3 T. reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 t. sugar
• 1/8 t. fresh ginger, grated
• 1/8 t. cayenne pepper
• 1 clove garlic, chopped

↪ Whisk together all ingredients ↩

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SPRING RAMEN SALAD

✔ This yummy recipe is truly made to clean out the fridge…you canput almost anything in it !

➤ Ingredients :

• 3-oz. pkg. chicken-flavored ramen noodles
• 1 t. sesame oil
• 1/2 c. seedless grapes, halved
• 1/2 c. apple, cored and diced
• 1/4 c. pineapple, diced
• 2 green onions, diced
• 1 c. cooked chicken, cubed
• 1 c. Muenster cheese, cubed
• 1-1/2 T. lemon juice
• 1/8 c. canola oil
• 1 t. sugar
• Garnish: sesame seed 

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➤ Preparation Steps :

▷ Set aside seasoning packet from ramen noodles. Cook noodles

according to package directions.

▷ Drain noodles; rinse with cold water. In a bowl, toss sesame oil with noodles to coat. Stir in fruit, onions, chicken and cheese. In a separate bowl, whisk together lemon juice, canola oil, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of contents of seasoning packet.

▷ Pour over noodle mixture; toss to coat. Garnish with sesame seed. Cover and chill before serving. Makes 4 servings. 

What's The Secrets of successful salads ?

Nothing such as a good salad to compose a meal light, varied and healthy. A dish fresh, easy to prepare and quick enough. 

➡ We like when it crunches, it cracks, in short the salads, we adopt them on a daily basis. For the simple and included in our menus of festive meals for most classes.

➡ What's The secret of successful salads ?

1 - Variety of colors, unless of course you want to use the card of the monochrome salad!

2 - Different textures : crunchy, soft, fondant, the crisp, don't hesitate to add Golden croutons, seeds, the dice of cheese to give it a little more makes all the difference.

3 - A well thought vinaigrette !

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➡ For a good salad, you need a good vinaigrette !

The base of a vinaigrette based on 4 ingredients: oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. There are 3 tablespoons of oil to 1 of vinegar.

Nothing prevents you put more. Do first dissolve the salt in the vinegar before adding oil and pepper. Mix well and drizzle over the salad.

➡ Rich in Omega 3 :

• Omega 3 fats are found in Salads (fatty fish like salmon, tuna and sardines). You can also find them in plant foods like flaxseeds, walnuts, canola oil and soy. 

• So there are lots of options when it comes to getting more of these healthy fats! That’s good news, since Omega 3 are beneficial to the brain and cardiovascular system and promote skin and eye health. Omega-3s also have anti-inflammatory properties.