Recipes for Ms Sweet Cuppin Cakes: Catching up Spicy Lo Mein Salad Cos I missed ya!

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Catching up Spicy Lo Mein Salad Cos I missed ya!

Spicy (Oh how I am gonna miss you) Lo Mein Salad

2 cups cooked and cooled lo mein noodles
1 bag baby spinach (10 oz)
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 cup chopped sweet red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh green onion
1/4 cup chopped pickled ginger slices (put aside 2 tbsp brine)
1 6oz tin mandarin oranges drained reserving juice
2 grated carrots

Dressing:
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp omega 3 cooking oil
2 tbsp brine from ginger
mandarin juice reserved
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp orange juice concentrate
3 tbsp rice vinegar
4 chopped chili peppers
1/2 tsp fresh orange peel grated tiny
1/8 cup finely chopped pickled ginger

Salad: Cook and chill noodles. Toss together all ingredients. Set aside in cool fridge in a lovely earthenware bowl. I happen to like my pouring mixer bowl for this.
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Dressing: Shake all ingredients together in dressing bottle. Shake madly to your fave music. Dance, shake and shake. When all shook and you are tired heat up on stove for approx 5 minutes until thickens slightly. Pour into a gorgeous bottle and cool.
At serving time, toss your masterpiece and sit back and glow! ohhh yeah! Don't you just love when I am sharing my bestiest recipes ever. xox
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