Warm Sesame Cabbage Salad With Soy And Scallions Zip And Steam Recipes

WARM SESAME CABBAGE SALAD WITH SOY AND SCALLIONS (ZIP AND STEAM)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a Medium or Large Ziploc® Brand Zip 'n Steam™ Bag.
• Seal bag and shake gently to combine ingredients. Pat ingredients into single layer. Place bag in microwave.
• Microwave on full power for 3 minutes or until cabbage is tender.
• Allow bag to stand for 1 minute before handling. Carefully open bag and serve.
• Garnish as desired with sesame seeds.

SESAME-SCALLION CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Bring chicken, 3 Tbsp. kosher salt, and 5 cups water to a bare simmer in a medium pot over medium heat (chicken should be submerged). Be patient-this will take a little while. Once liquid begins to simmer, reduce heat to low and cook (water should not be simmering at all now) until juices run clear when thickest part of chicken is pierced, 8-10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a medium bowl; discard poaching liquid. Let chicken sit until cool enough to handle, then shred meat into big pieces; set aside.
• Meanwhile, place scallions in a small bowl and pour in very cold water to cover; let soak 10 minutes.
• Drain scallions in a mesh sieve or colander, then rinse under cold running water, swishing vigorously to rinse and to encourage them to curl up. Shake off as much water as possible and place in a large bowl; set aside.
• Working one at a time, slice cucumbers in half crosswise, then slice each piece in half lengthwise. Place quarters cut side down and slice in half lengthwise again to create 8 pieces total per cucumber. Add to bowl with reserved chicken.
• Set 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds aside in a small bowl for serving. Crush remaining sesame seeds in a mortar and pestle until some of the seeds have turned to powder, but with plenty of whole seeds left. (Alternatively, you can pulse seeds a few times in a food processor or spice mill, then transfer to a medium bowl before proceeding). Add lime juice, tahini, soy sauce, honey, and red pepper flakes and mash to create a paste. Add ¼ cup water and whisk to combine (if you don't have a small enough whisk, work in with the pestle). Taste and season with salt.
• Add lettuce and cilantro to bowl with reserved scallions. Pour half of dressing over and toss to coat. Arrange on a platter. Pour remaining dressing over chicken and cucumbers, toss to coat, and arrange over greens. Top salad with reserved 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds and squeeze juice from lime half over.

SESAME CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cabbage, green onions, peas and celery (or peppers).
• Break up dry Ramen noodles and toss inches.
• Mix dressing of vinegar, oil, soup mix and sugar.
• Toss dressing, toasted almonds and sesame seeds with salad mix.

WARM CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large frying pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil.
• Add the shallots and saute', stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add the cabbages and caraway seeds, cover and partially cook, stirring often, until the cabbages just begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
• Add the apples and vinegar and stir together.
• Continue to cook, stirring occasionally until the apples are warm, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the parsley and transfer to a warmed serving dish.
• Serve immediately.

WARM CABBAGE SALAD WITH CRISPY TOFU

Steps:

• Spread tofu over paper towel-lined baking sheet. Drain for 20-30 minutes, press gently, season with salt and pepper.
• Whisk 3 tablespoons oil, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and chili-garlic sauce together in a bowl, cover and micorowave until simmering, 1-2 minutes. Measure out and reserve 2 tablespoons dressing separately for drizzling over tofu. Toss remaining dressing with coleslaw mix, peanuts, scallions, cilantro, and mint.
• Combine cornstarch and cornemeal in shallow dish. Coat tofu thoroughly with mixture, press gently to adhere mix, transfer to wire rack set in rimmed backing sheet.
• Heat remaining 3/4 cup oil in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat until shimmering. Working in batches cook tofu until crisp and gold on all sides, about 4 minutes. Remove, let excess oil drip off, place on paper towel lined plate, drizzle tofu with reserved dressing and serve with cabbage salad.
• Recipe adapted from American Test Kitchens "The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook".