Asian Style Spiral Salad

http://www.simply-gourmet.com/2014/05/asian--spiral-salad--chicken.html

Makes 4 adult servings

Prep Time:  25 minutes

1 carrot, peeled

1 red or green apple

lemon juice (for apple)

1 yellow beet, peeled

1 zucchini, peel left on

4 large red radishes, peel left on

toasted almonds, optional

black sesame seeds, optional

cooked chicken pieces, optional

Meat is optional for this dish.  Chicken, beef or shrimp work well.  This is a great salad to use any leftover meat in the refrigerator from the night before, this is what we do.

Dressing:

Makes 1/4 cup 

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 

2 tablespoons Mirin.  

Mirin is a japanese sweet cooking rice wine.  It can be found in the asian section of most grocery stores.

1.  Spiral all of the vegetables into a large bowl.

2.  Prepare a small bowl with 1 cup of cold water and juice from half a lemon.  Spiral the apple and add to the lemon water.  This will prevent the apple from turning brown.

3.  Combine the two dressing ingredients into a jar with a lid.  Shake.  Pour over salad and toss.

4.  Salad is best served immediately.  Everything is crunchy and crisp.   Add any optional ingredients and toss again.  Leftovers should be stored in the refrigerator and will soften a bit as it sits in the dressing.