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Chicken Salad - Asian Style!!!

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Ingredients:

2 boneless chicken breasts, skin on
5 cups Chinese cabbage, sliced thin
½ cup shredded carrot
½ cup minced scallion
½ cup sliced almonds
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds

For Dressing:

2 Tbsp extra olive oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
3 Tbsp honey
pinch red pepper flakes, salt & white pepper to taste

Method of preparation:

1.Preheat broiler. Place a stainless steel or cast iron skillet in the broiler, about 7 inches from the heat source, to get it very hot. Season chicken with a little salt and pepper.

2.While pan is heating, thinly slice cabbage, and shred carrot. Chop cilantro and scallion cabbage and carrot mixture. Add sliced almonds.

3.When pan is hot, about 10 minutes, remove from broiler, and place chicken in pan, skin side up, and return to broiler. Cook for about 15 minutes depending on thickness of chicken. When done and cool enough to touch, remove skin, and cut into bite-size pieces.

4.Whisk together olive oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Toss with cabbage mixture and chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Potato-garlic salad with boiled eggs

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Ingredients:
2 large garlic heads
3 large potatoes,about 500 gms each, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons mustard
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
1 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup chopped ripe Olives
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley,
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, or scallion greens
1/4 tablespoon red chili powder

Method of Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Place garlic heads on a square of aluminum foil, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon water and pinch edges of foil together to make a package. Roast until garlic flesh is very soft, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Unwrap garlic and let cool slightly. Meanwhile, place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Cook, covered, over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain well; transfer to a large bowl. Toss gently with the vinegar and let cool.
3.When garlic is cool enough to handle, squeeze the pulp into a food processor or blender. Add mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper; blend until smooth.
4.Add the dressing to the potatoes and toss to coat. Finely chop 3 eggs and add to the potatoes along with the celery, olives,red bell pepper, parsley and chopped chives (or scallion greens). Stir gently to mix. Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
5. Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with the red chili powder. Slice the remaining egg and arrange the slices decoratively on top. Garnish with more chives and/or parsley sprigs.