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Food Fun and Facts Recipe for Cucumber Salad and Chicken Salad

Recipe for Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

1 large or 2 small, young cucumbers

1 small onion (or 4 scallions)

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

Salt to taste

1 tsp. dill

1/2 cup sour cream

Wash cucumbers well. Score the skin with the prongs of a fork. Slice cucumbers very thin. Slice onions (or scallions) paper-thin. Place in a bowl and wash ingredients with vinegar. Drain remaining vinegar. Salt to taste. Sprinkle with dill and mix. Thoroughly mix in about half the sour cream, then continue adding it until the cucumbers are coated with, but not swimming in, sour cream.   Serve chilled.  Makes 4 servings.  
If you like cucumbers and onions, this one is for you!



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Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 package "Contessa" Chicken Stir-Fry
  • 1 head Napa cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup toasted almonds, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 6 scallions, sliced
  • 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Preparation

  1. Prepare stir-fry per instructions on package, omitting sauce.
  2. Place in a bowl and refrigerate 30 minutes, or until cold. Set sauce packet aside.
  3. In a large bowl combine cabbage, almonds, sesame seeds and scallions.
  4. Place rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, sauce from packet and salt and pepper, to taste, into a blender. Blend for 15 seconds.
  5. Add chilled chicken stir-fry to cabbage and mix in desired amount of dressing.
  6. Serve immediately with crispy noodles.

Serves
5 to 6 servings







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