4 best this side Recipes

baby spinach, rinsed again and dried thoroughly, button mushrooms , wiped clean and sliced thinly, mozzarella cheese, freshly grated for best taste and texture, canola oil, seasoned rice vinegar, sugar (or 1 packet splenda...this is what i do), salt, black pepper, egg, hard boiled, chopped (optional), bay shrimp (optional), bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled (optional)

olive oil, onion, diced, gingerroot, peeled and minced , i freeze my gingeroot and then grate it on a microplane, it s the best, jalapeno pepper , deseeded and minced, garlic cloves, minced (i just smash it with the broad side of a knife), sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices, water (this makes a thick soup, use 7 cups if you like it thinner), stalks lemongrass , outer dry leaves removed and bulblike base crushed (again, the broad side of a knife works wonderfully here), coconut milk, salt & freshly ground black pepper

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)