Whalin'S Low-Fat Asian Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Salad
3 cups purple cabbage, finely sliced
1 cup broccoli, cut into small pieces
4 carrots, cut into match stick size pieces
1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
2 bell peppers, sliced thin (red or yellow)
1 bunch cilantro, diced
1 jalapeno, finely diced (to taste!)
1 bunch cilantro, diced (use finely diced stems in dressing)
1 cup fresh basil leaf, shredded
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
2 green onions, including green parts diced
2 cups Baby Spinach, washed
1 cup arugula, washed and stems cut off
1/2 cup pine nuts (optional or use crushed almonds)
Dressing
4 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
5 garlic cloves, minced (or to taste. I usually use 5-10)
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
2 tablespoons brown sugar (to taste)
1 tablespoon jalapeno, diced (or to taste)
1/2 cup warm water (to taste)
1 lime, juiced
1/4 cup diced cilantro (use stems)

Preparation

Mix salad ingredients together.
Mix all dressing ingredients together (including minced cilantro stems but not including cilantro leaves) and shake to combine.
Pour dressing over salad before serving.
Note: You can dress the salad several hours before serving to allow the flavors to meld but if you are making several days worth of salad as I usually do, do not dress the salad until the day you will serve it.