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10 Asian-Inspired Salads

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October 17, 2014
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We have yet to meet a salad we won’t dig our forks into. Cobb, Casear, kale, we love them all. When the lunch bell rings, we cobble together bits and pieces from the fridge, searching for inspiration along the way, in an attempt to achieve salad bowl bliss.

But sometimes we’re all out of ideas. We need something more -- a kick of something unexpected. Asian flavors are a great way to turn a simple salad into something else entirely. Ingredients like ginger, sesame oil, miso, and soy sauce can take a big bowl of vegetables to the next level and make salads exciting again. Here are 10 recipes to get you going:

Sesame Peanut Cucumber Salad by Bob Vivant

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Citrus Ginger Tofu Salad with Buckwheat Soba Noodles by Poppies and Papayas

 

Lacinato Kale and Mint Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing by dymnyno

 

Ginger Miso Salad by TheSkinnyGoose

 

Chinese Broccoli Salad with Sesame Sriracha Dressing by Pinch&Swirl

 

Jeffery Alford and Naomi Duguid's Luang Prabang Fusion Salad by Genius Recipes

 

Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Miso Ginger Dressing by Weird & Ravenous

 

Snow Pea Cabbage and Mizuna Salad with Marinated and Seared Tempeh by Gena Hamshaw

 

Yam Khai Dao Fried Egg Salad by JJ Goode

 

Thai Portobello Salad with Herbs and Snow Peas by CarolineWright 

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Sheela Prakash
Sheela Prakash is a food and wine writer, recipe developer, and the author of Salad Seasons: Vegetable-Forward Dishes All Year and Mediterranean Every Day: Simple, Inspired Recipes for Feel-Good Food. Her writing and recipes can be found in numerous online and print publications, including Kitchn, Epicurious, Food52, Serious Eats, Tasting Table, The Splendid Table, Simply Recipes, Culture Cheese Magazine, Clean Plates, and Slow Food USA. She received her master's degree from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, holds Level 2 and Level 3 Awards in Wines from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), graduated from New York University's Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, and is also a Registered Dietitian.

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4 Comments

martel A.
martel A. October 17, 2014
What is the food that you like to eat much and the what part is the food to eat
 
martel A.
martel A. October 17, 2014
The secret of the salad is to make the sauce
 
martel A.
martel A. October 17, 2014
And then you the best girl ever after and then you can make salad soup noodle
 
martel A.
martel A. October 17, 2014
martel ada is the best cook to make salads