Party Spinach Salad with Snow Peas and Almonds
This recipe makes 8 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per each of 8 servings: about | - |
| cal | 140 |
| pro | 4 g |
| total fat | 11 g |
| sat. fat | 1 g |
| carb | 9 g |
| fibre | 3 g |
| chol | 0 mg |
| sodium | 289 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 5 |
| iron | 13 |
| vit A | 31 |
| vit C | 73 |
| folate | 35 |
This selection from our Green Days collection of salad recipes in the June issue of Canadian Living is great for parties — you can prepare all the ingredients early, then toss them together at serving time. For a simple weeknight supper, simply cut the recipe in half.
Ingredients
- 1 bag (10 oz/284 g) spinach, trimmed and torn
- 1 cup (250 mL) snow peas, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1 can (8 oz/227 g) sliced water chestnuts, drained and rinsed
- 1 sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (250 mL) toasted slivered almonds
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced diagonally
- Ginger Dressing:
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) soy sauce
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp (5 mL) minced gingerroot
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
Preparation
Ginger Dressing:
In jar, shake together oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger and pepper. Set aside. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 1 week.)
Arrange spinach in large bowl. Top with snow peas, water chestnuts and red pepper. (Make-ahead: Cover bowl with damp towel and plastic wrap. Refrigerate for up to 2 hours.)
Add dressing; toss to coat. Garnish with almonds and green onion.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: June 2005
- Keywords : Salad; Vegetarian; Snow peas; Red pepper; Spinach; Almonds; Green onions;
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