Aloha Chicken Salad and Pina Colada Vinaigrette

Richard found this recipe to use for a scout campout. Those boys were spoiled with gourmet food! This salad is a knock-off of Zupas salad. The Vinaigrette is SO yummy!

Aloha Chicken Salad

3 romaine lettuce hearts, chopped

2 large cans mandarin oranges, drained

1 large can pineapple tidbits, drained

1 red onion, diced

1/2 cup shredded coconut

3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

3 chicken breasts, cooked, cooled & cubed

1 1/2 cups tortilla strips, optional

toasted coconut, optional

Toss salad ingredients together in a large bowl or layer on a platter.  Top with tortilla strips and toasted coconut if desired. Serve with Piña Colada Vinaigrette dressing.

Piña Colada Vinaigrette

1 1/4 cup olive oil or canola oil

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1/3 cup Mr. & Mrs. T's piña colada drink mix (a white liquid in a tall bottle, find it in the liquor isle, with the cocktail mixes)

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. ginger powder

1 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. salt

In a blender combine all ingredients. Keep blending until the dressing is emulsified & thickened.  

Adapted from www.ourrecipeclub.blogspot.com

 

Homemade Sushi Salad

If you like sushi, you will love to make your own sushi salad. Making rolls can be very time consuming, but this recipe for salad is fairly quick and easy, so you can make it for your family for dinner or anytime you get a craving!

Sushi Rice

4 cups cooked Calrose rice

1/4 cup rice vinegar

3 Tbsp sugar (you can substitute agave nectar or honey if you like)

1 tsp salt

Mix the vinegar, sugar and salt together until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Put rice on a cookie sheet or in a bowl. Drizzle the vinegar mixture over the rice. Stir the rice by folding it; taking care not to mash the rice. Use a fan to cool the rice while you stir it. This also helps the vinegar mix to set on the rice.

Next, chop up the toppings you would like. For example:

Crab (I like imitation crab)

Shrimp--cooked

Scallops--cooked

Salmon--cooked or smoked

Cream cheese

Avocado

Cucumber

Green onions

Jalapenos or yellow chili peppers

Cilantro

Macadamia nuts

Mango

Coconut

Sesame seeds

Shredded seaweed

Place your sushi rice on a plate and flatten it. Next, add any and all toppings that sound good to you. Last, drizzle with sauces. I love mine with rice vinegar and either ponzu sauce or spicy sauce. You can eat it as is, or toss it all together as in the picture above.

Sauces

Mayo or Cupi

Soy sauce

Rice Vinegar

Lemon or Lime juice

Ponzu sauce

Spicy sauce

Ponzu Sauce

 

3 Tbsp mayonnaise (Japanese mayo is called Cupi and can be purchased at an Asian market)

1 Tbsp lemon, lime, grapefruit, or orange juice

1 tsp soy sauce

Spicy Sauce

3 Tbsp mayonnaise

½ Tbsp Shirachi Sauce (red chili paste)

1 tsp chili oil (use more chili paste if you don't want to buy the chili oil)