10 smoked and asian salad Recipes

unsalted dry-roasted peanuts, asian fish sauce (preferably tiparos brand), chili powder, cayenne, winesap or gala apples (3 to 4), mutsu (also called crispin) or golden delicious apples (3 to 4), slab bacon , any rind discarded, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch lardons (sticks), fresh lime juice, canned lychees (from a 20-oz can), drained and quartered, at warm room temperature, chopped scallions at room temperature

lemon juice, olive oil, dijon mustard, mayonnaise, celery root, peeled and cut into matchstick-size slivers, asian pear (10 to 13 oz.), rinsed, cored, and diced, head radicchio (8 oz.), rinsed, halved, cored , and slivered, smoked trout, skinned and broken into bite-size pieces, sliced green onions, salt and pepper, chopped smoked or toasted almonds (see note at left )

unpeeled asian pears, cored and thinly sliced, spring greens (1 lb bag) or 9 cups gourmet mixed salad greens (1 lb bag), crumbled blue cheese, sliced red onion, smoked almonds, chopped in large pieces, fresh squeezed orange juice, rice vinegar, granulated sugar, canola oil or 1/2 cup mild-flavored vegetable oil, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper

cucumber, peeled seeded and cut into 2-inch julienne strips, seasoned rice vinegar, sesame oil, fresh ginger, finely grated, peeled, sesame seeds, toasted lightly and cooled, scallion, finely chopped, sugar (optional), salt (to taste), white pepper, freshly ground (to taste), white and black sesame seed, toasted for garnish (optional), smoked salmon, sliced paper thin, chives (optional)

a 1-to 2-inch length of fresh gingerroot, rice vinegar (available at asian markets and some supermarkets), vegetable oil, a pinch of sugar, loosely packed watercress sprigs, rinsed and spun dry, about a 4-inch length ) daikon (oriental white radish), peeled and sliced into paper-thin rounds, smoked salmon, sliced thin

red onion, sliced, into , thin, rings, garlic clove, minced, grated fresh ginger, sugar, chinese white rice vinegar, peanut oil, chili oil, tamari soy sauce, smoked chicken breast halves, sliced thin, english cucumber, seeded and cut into matchsticks, bean sprouts, yellow pepper , cut into match sticks, chopped red cabbage, chopped cilantro, chopped cashews

arborio or other short-grain rice, salt, sugar, rice-wine vinegar, grated zest of 1 lemon, cucumbers, peeled, sesame seeds, cooking oil, drained bottled horseradish, asian sesame oil, sliced smoked salmon , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips, scallions, white bulbs only, minced

baby bok choy, separated into leaves, rice vinegar (not seasoned ), soy sauce, hoisin sauce, black pepper, chinese five-spice powder, vegetable oil, asian sesame oil, sesame seeds, toasted, cooked cold-smoked chicken legs (see cooks note, below), skin discarded and meat finely shredded (3 cups), seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), halved lengthwise, cored, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks, chopped fresh cilantro, roasted unsalted cashews (2 1/2 oz)