4 sarasota asian Recipes

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)

orange (mix of naval, tangelo, seville, blood s, valencia, clementines, any fresh citrus will work), grapefruit (ruby red, pink or white), mint leaf, powdered sugar, cinnamon, orange blossom water (found at any asian markets, whole foods or any health market)

skirt steaks, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, olive oil, penne pasta (sometimes i hold a cup or so back when i toss everything together, you can always use it tossed with), sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped, english seedless cucumbers , cut in half lengthwise and thin sliced, red onion, cut in half and thin sliced, arugula (a mix of watercress and is also very good), beef broth, olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, fresh grated ginger (ground ginger just doesn tsp work in this dressing), dijon mustard, ground black pepper, kosher salt (go easy, the broth and soy both have salt in them), pea shoots