A Simple Turkey & Peanut Salad

This is a surprisingly filling and delightfully easy salad, great for a hot summer night! If you don’t mind turning on your oven, go vegetarian and try it with the tempeh!

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 head of green leaf lettuce, torn

* 1 pound deli turkey breast, cut into thin strips

* ½ pound raw Spanish peanuts, crushed a bit

* ½ pound baby spinach

* 1 cup of cooked rice (I use leftover Baked Rice)

* 2 medium red bell peppers, seeded and chopped

* 3 green onions, thinly sliced

* 1 small mango, peeled and cubed (optional)

* ½ cup crunchy chow mien noodles (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix ingredients for salad in a large serving bowl. Combine salad with Thai-Inspired Salad Dressing, tossing to coat. Serve immediately.

2. For a vegetarian meal use Coconut Baked Tempeh in place of the turkey.

3. Suggestion: Try substituting 4 oz. of pineapple chunks for the mango.

~ by Xia Neifion~Clark on July 18, 2008.