Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Bok Choy, Jicama, & Apple Slaw

Gadget Girl, Transparent Boy, Chef Helen and several other friends made a special request that I post this recipe after I brought it to dinner the other night. The recipe below is how I prepared it and it makes a light and refreshing side dish. I've also made it and added diced cooked chicken and whole wheat couscous which makes it suitable for a light main dish.


Bok Choy, Jicama, and Apple Slaw
Salad
3 apples, sliced thin then chopped (I use whatever I have on hand; this time it was two Fuji and one Braeburn)
1 medium jicama (about a cup), sliced thin then chopped
One half head of bok choy, chopped with greens shredded

Dressing
1 cup orange juice or the juice from two oranges (pineapple juice would probably also be good)
2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 Tablespoons white vinegar
2 Tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
dash or two of salt and pepper, to taste

Combine apple, jicama, onion and bok choy in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk all the dressing ingredients together and pour over the slaw.

Doubling the recipe for the dressing will give you a nice marinade for chicken or fish.

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In an attempt to be more entertaining, I'll be posting something that's NOT a recipe later this week.
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5 comments:

Marcia said...

Sounds yummy!

sxj said...

It's Mr. Transparent Boy... But the recipe is delicious... my compliments to the chef!

Anonymous said...

Thanks. This looks scrumptious.

Anonymous said...

This salad is unbelievably fantastic. Wordi is also known in some circles as "surprizingly domestic" and this is one recipe that again proves that. She's holding out on us though. She's got other killer recipes that she's not letting go of.....we want them..........

*wooooooooooo* walking with outstreached arms like zombies. Give us your recipes and no one gets HURT!

Barley and edamame salad and
vindaloo and
CAKE BALLS (you have to wrangle a LOT of cakes to get enough to feed people tho!)

WE WANT THEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Chefhelen

Camille said...

She's totally holding out on you. She also has access to my recipes. ;)