Asian Salad

This is a big favorite with several of my friends. This is adapted from Greg at the Raven's salad recipe. Make a big bowl since it is made with cabbage, it doesn't wilt as fast. As with most stuff, you can add or subtract just about anything you like. This also goes great with some grilled teriyaki chicken breasts too. You can come up with the amounts, I'll tell you what's in it.

Napa Cabbage, shredded
Shredded carrots
Celery
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Cucumbers, sliced
Red bell peppers, diced
Yellow bell peppers, diced
Orange bell peppers, diced
Red onion, diced
small can of Mandarin Oranges
Peanuts for garnish
Cilantro

Cut up all of your vegetables and place in a bowl. Drain the oranges, and reserve the juice. Add them to to it. Cut up the cilantro and also toss into the salad.

To make dressing:

juice of 1-2 limes
juice from mandarin oranges
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
sesame oil--a little bit
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
salt/pepper
2 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 tsp garlic if you want
vegetable oil

Mix the lime juice, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and garlic together. You need to do the liquids in increments, and taste along the way to your liking. Add the sesame oil, a little goes a long way. Then add the mandarin orange juice, in increments, it adds a little sweetness. When it tastes the way you want it after adding more or less, then add a little vegetable oil, I hardly use any to make this a really healthy salad.

Toss the dressing with the salad and garnish with peanuts.