Pacific Rim Summer Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Chill lettuce leaves and salad plates for 15 minutes.
• Place olives, parsley, cucumbers, radishes ,chilles, hearts of palm, salt, pepper in a bowl and toss the salad.
• In a small bowl combine lemon yogurt, lemon zest, lime juice and cayenne pepper. Whisk dressing until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fold dressing into salad, cover with plastic and chill for 15 minutes.
• Assemble the salad.
• Place Red-Leaf lettuce leaves on chilled salad plates and add salad.
• Garnish salads with fresh chopped parsley and sliced Kamata olive.

Steps:

• Combine marinade ingredients in glass measuring cup, whisking until just blended. Cover and refrigerate 2/3 cup for dressing. Place beef steak and remaining marinade in plastic bag; turn steak to coat. Close bag securely and marinate in refrigerator 6 hours or as long as overnight, turning occasionally.
• Prepare Noodle Salad.
• Meanwhile, remove steak from marinade; discard marinade. Place steak on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 11 to 16 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 16 to 21 minutes) for medium rare (145 degrees F) to medium (160 degrees F) doneness, turning occasionally.
• Carve steak diagonally across the grain into slices; sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions, if desired. Serve steak with noodle salad.
• Noodle Salad: Cook whole grain or wheat spaghetti according to package directions, adding broccoli florets, red bell pepper and carrot during last 3 minutes of cooking; drain. Place pasta mixture in large serving bowl. Stir in fresh basil. Heat reserved 2/3 cup dressing in microwave on HIGH 30 to 60 seconds or until hot, stirring once. Add to pasta mixture, tossing to combine. Set aside.

Steps:

• Heat heavy small skillet over medium-low heat. Add sesame seeds and stir until toasted and golden, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Combine lime juice and next 7 ingredients in processor; process until well blended. With processor running, add vegetable oil in slow stream; process until slightly thickened. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place lettuce in large bowl. Add dressing and 3/4 cup Parmesan; toss to combine. Divide salad among 6 plates; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and toasted sesame seeds.
• Available at Asian markets and in the produce section of some supermarkets.
• ** Fish sauce and chili-garlic sauce are available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets.

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine cabbage, celery, Maui onion, carrots, water chestnuts, parsley, cilantro, cranberries and Mandarin oranges.
• In a small saucepan combine 2 tablespoons Mandarin juice, lime juice and lime zest. Bring to a slow boil and whisk until combined. Remove from heat and whisk in oils. Add dressing to salad. Add sea salt, celery salt, white pepper and toss well. Cover salad with plastic and chill for 2-hours.
• Garnish with Fresh Parsley Sprigs.

Steps:

• 1. Combine sauce ingredients in bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 2. Cook pasta in 6-8 quarts of rapidly boiling water until al dente (about 8-10 minutes). Drain pasta.
• 3. In a small pan, roast peanuts until fragrant. Chop coarsely.
• 4. In a large serving bowl, add cooled/cooled pasta, chicken, green onions, red bell peppers, and sauce. Mix well. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro and peanuts.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, ginger, sesame seeds and lemon pepper.
• Pour over the salmon in a shallow glass dish.
• Cover and let marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Before preparing a hot fire, spray grill grate with non-stick cooking spray.
• Grill the salmon, flesh side down first, directly on the grill grate, for about 5 minutes.
• Using both a wide metal fish spatula and a grill spatula, carefully turn the fillet over onto the skin side and grill for another 5 minutes, until a milky juice appears on top of the thickest part of the fillet.
• Serve immediately, sprinkled with the black sesame seeds.