Bang Bang Turkey

Name: Bang Bang Turkey Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp peanut oil; 2 tsp sesame oil; 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter; 2 tbsp Chinese chili bean sauce; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp tamari; 1 1/2 tbsp Chinese vinegar; 6 cups lettuce (finely shredded); 1/2 cup fresh cilantro; 1/2 cup fresh mint; 3 cups cold turkey (shredded); 1 each scallion (halved and sliced); 1 each Persian Cucumber (sliced and julienned)

November 24, 2017 by Janis Garcia in DHE News Views3795

Bang Bang Turkey Salad

Need something fresh, healthy and tasty after the holiday? This fast-assembled salad is nothing more than shredded turkey under a satay-like sauce of peanut butter, chile bean and Chinese vinegar, with some shredded lettuce and chopped cucumbers. From Nigella Lawson

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Prep Time 15 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Asian

Servings servings

Ingredients

For the Bang Bang Sauce

2 tbsp peanut oil
2 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
2 tbsp Chinese chili bean sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp tamari
1 1/2 tbsp Chinese vinegar

For the salad

6 cups lettuce finely shredded
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 cup fresh mint
3 cups cold turkey shredded
1 each scallion halved and sliced
1 each Persian Cucumber sliced and julienned

Instructions

Make the sauce

In a small mixing bowl, combine sauce ingredients with 2 tbsp cold water, and mix until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until needed, up to two weeks

Assemble the salad

In a small bowl, combine turkey with 4 tablespoons Bang Bang sauce, and toss until well coated.
Arrange turkey strips in a rough line down center of salad.
Top turkey with scallions and cucumber.
Drizzle with more sauce, or place sauce in a bowl to pass at table.

Notes

Keyword cilantro, cucumber, lettuce, mint, scallion

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