Little China Salad With Homemade Dressing

GingerlyJ's Note:

I made up this salad and dressing based off of the most popular Asian flavors. I serve it alongside my Asian themed meals.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 1.0 salad

• 1 lb bitter salad greens
• 8 mini egg rolls
• 1 cup baby corn
• 1 (6 ounce) can mandarian oranges
• 2 green onions , diced
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
• 1 cup chopped peanuts
• 1 (8 ounce) jar roasted red peppers , chopped
• 2 cups fresh bean sprouts
• 1 cup frozen snow peas , thawed
• 1 cup light mayonnaise
• 1 green onion
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• ¼ teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:

1. Cook eggrolls according to package directions and slice diagonally.
2. combine first ten ingredients in a big bowl.
3. Mix last nine together in a small bowl for dressing and then dress salad.

Reviews

[Spice Guru]

I fixed this today for lunch for a friend of mine, and we LOVED it! The dressing is superb! loved the inclusion of the peanuts and mandarin oranges. Didn't have mini egg rolls, but regular-sized frozen egg rolls which worked great. Fantastic job, GingerlyJ!!!