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Crunchy Asian Salad with Yogurt Lime Dressing

Crunchy Asian Salad with Yogurt Lime DressingI am so excited about this salad!!  Why? Because my family loves it!  When my family gets excited by the food I make them, I get excited.  They were actually talking to each other about it!  Crunchy Asian Salad with Yogurt Lime Dressing was a buzz in our home.  Buzzzz!  I actually overheard Luke my “particular” eater (not picky, just particular) saying to his sister (my undiscriminating eater) “did you have that salad mom made? MMMmmMh! it was so good, except for the oranges, I picked them off.”  See? Particular.

I think it’s the crunch!  Oh and the cheese….we love us some cheese!  And quite possibly the creamy dressing with Asian flavors….we also love Asian flavors!

Crunchy Asian Salad with Yogurt Lime DressingBy adding a protein, such as grilled chicken, you can make this salad into a meal, but believe me it is perfect as is, no meat required!

 

Crunchy Asian Salad with Yogurt Lime DressingSalads run a close second, in our home, to crock pot meals for those nights when we can’t all make it to the table at the same time.  It’s easy to have a salad all ready in the refrigerator, so all they need to do is pull it out, plate it up, and enjoy a healthy meal.

 

Crunchy Asian Salad with Yogurt Lime DressingThe dressing on this salad was good enough to drink….can you say salad dressing smoothy?!  Ok,  well maybe you wouldn’t want to drink this dressing but you will defiantly want to drowned your salad in it.  Even my husband who eats his salads like a rabbit, sans condiment, loved it.  Although truth be told I poured the dressing on my salad, and he drizzled, who is this man?!  The plain greek yogurt adds the perfect creaminess while adding additional protein and calcium to your diet…unless you drizzle, well then you’re just plain missing out on the benefits!

Crunchy Asian Salad with Yogurt Lime Dressing

kid friendly: four thumbs up from my kiddos, they went back for seconds, kids love crunchy
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine healthy
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 heads of Romain Lettuce chopped, washed, and spun dry
  • 1 - 12 ounce bag Rainbow Salad (cauliflower, broccoli, red cabbage, and carrots)
  • 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese I am light handed with cheese on my salad use what ever you prefer.
  • 1 Red Pepper seeded and cut into thin slices
  • 4 Green Onions cleaned and sliced thin
  • 1 - 15 ounce can Mandarin Oranges drained
  • 1/4 cup toasted Sesame Seeds
  • 2 cup Crunchy Wonton Strips for salads

Creamy Yogurt Lime Dressing

  • 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1/3 cup fresh Cilantro
  • 1 Lime juiced (about 4 tablespoons)
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
  • 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon powdered Ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • fresh ground Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Toss lettuce, rainbow salad, cheese, pepper, onion and oranges together in a large salad bowl. Top with sesame seeds and crunchy wontons just before serving.
  • Add all of the dressing ingredients to your blender, blend until smooth and creamy; aproximatley 1 minute. Pour dressing into a mason jar until ready to serve.

Notes

Creamy Yogurt Lime dressing can be made a day in advance.
Turn this delicious salad into a meal by topping it with grilled chicken, sliced steak, or shrimp.
Keyword condiment, crunchy, lime, salad, salad dressing, vegetables
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  1. I just made the dressing ann I’m wondering what I did wrong. Taste good, but it’s not pretty green like yours!

    1. Hmmmm, if it tastes good I wouldn’t worry. You could add more cilantro and see if this greens it up.

    1. I hope you do! I made this for the teachers at school….this salad dressing was GONE! I think they licked the container clean. LOL!

    1. You could make them, I bought them in the produce section of my grocery store on the rack with all the salad toppings, croutons, nuts etc. Thanks for stopping by! XO Sheila

  2. Um…I’m with Liz, can I come over for lunch too? This salad looks AMAZING! Lately I’m all about salads so I’m going to add this to my list to make, the dressing sounds so good, no wonder your family loves this 🙂