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Loaded Thai Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing

Take a few short cuts by using some purchased prepared ingredients, and dress them up with salad greens, pineapple and a yummy homemade orange peanut dressing!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Asian

Ingredients
  

For each Salad

  • 2 cups cabbage slaw mix
  • 1 cup fresh spinach leaves torn
  • 1/2 – 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 6-8 English cucumber slices cut in half
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • 1/4-1/2 cup cashews
  • cooked chicken nuggets cut in half, or grilled or rotisserie chicken cut into pieces
  • baked vegetable pouches or mini egg rolls baked

Orange Peanut Dressing

  • 2 T soy sauce
  • 1-2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 T rice vinegar
  • 1 T sesame oil
  • 4 T peanut butter
  • 2-4 T orange juice
  • sprinkle of red pepper flakes for heat if desired

Instructions
 

  • Combine soy sauce, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil and peanut butter. Stir to combine. Microwave for 20 seconds and stir.  Repeat until peanut butter thins out a bit.  Add a splash of juice until desired consistency is reached.  Makes enough dressing for 2 salads.
  • Put slaw and spinach leaves into a salad bowl.  Top with remaining ingredients and dressing
Keyword Orange Peanut Dressing, Thai salad