Warm Stir Fried Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large bowl. Whisk soy sauce, ginger, tarragon, and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over chicken. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in refrigerator, 2 to 4 hours.
• Remove chicken from marinade with a slotted spoon, reserving marinade.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Add marinade; bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir cashews and carrots into chicken.
• Arrange cabbage and baby kale on 4 plates. Drizzle sesame oil over each cabbage-kale serving; top with chicken mixture.

Steps:

• Trim chicken of any excess fat or sinew. Slice, across grain, into 3 by 1/2 inch strips. Stir marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add chicken strips and toss to evenly coat. Set aside at room temperature, uncovered, 30 minutes. It's important not to marinate any longer, or the acid in the lemon will break down the fibers of the chicken.
• Meanwhile, prepare the salad. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Tear watercress into bitesized pieces and toss with dressing. Divide salad among 6 serving plates. Thinly slice avocado halves into strips lengthwise and arrange on salad. Reserve in refrigerator.
• To cook chicken, heat a large dry cast iron skillet over high heat 15 minutes. (Yes, 15 minutes.) Heat peanut oil for frying. Lift chicken strips from marinade, one at a time, and add to pan, standing as far away as possible to avoid splatters. Fry until dark golden brown and crisp, about 1 minute per side. Arrange about 8 hot chicken strips on each salad in a spoke pattern. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat 1 TBS oil in a wok or a 10 inch frying pan.
• When hot, stir fry the cashew nuts until golden.
• Remove and set aside.
• Add a further 1 TBS oil and stir fry the ginger for 1/2 minute.
• Add the beans and continue to cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until tender but still crunchy.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add another TBS of oil and stir fry peppers for 2 to 3 minutes, add the spring onions at the last moment.
• Add the peppers and onions to the beans.
• Add the final TBS oil to the pan and stir fry the asparagus tips for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add 2 to 3 TBS water, cover the pan and steam for about 5 minutes until tender.
• Add the asparagus to the other vegetables along with the cashew nuts, coriander, sesame oil and lemon juice.
• Season to taste.
• Toss together and set aside to cool.
• Just before serving, twist off the watercress stalks and add the leaves to the salad.
• Toss again and transfer to a serving bowl.

Steps:

• Cook chicken in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until done, stirring occasionally. Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Heat dressing in same skillet on medium-high heat. Add vegetables; cook and stir 3 min. Add chicken, nuts and soy sauce; cook 2 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender and mixture is heated through, stirring frequently.
• Serve over greens.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Pour 2/3 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add beef. Pour 1/3 cup marinade into another plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bags and turn to coat; refrigerate for up to 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade. , Drain and discard marinade from beef and chicken. In a large skillet or wok, heat 1-1/2 teaspoons oil; stir-fry beef until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, stir-fry chicken in 1-1/2 teaspoons oil until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm. Stir-fry carrots and broccoli in remaining oil for 5 minutes. Add the green pepper, onion and mushrooms; stir-fry for 5-6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in cilantro and reserved marinade., Toss salad greens and oranges; place on a large serving plate. Top with the stir-fried beef, chicken and vegetables.