Wednesday September 08 , 2010
Oriental Salad
Created by Ehmer, Friday, 18 December 2009
Description

This Oriental salad makes a complete meal on a single plate. It has brown rice, vegetables and marinated pork meat with a tamari flavor dressing.

Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
Difficulty
Special Diets
Serves
4
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 1 cup cooked asparagus tips
  • 1 cup sliced baby corn
  • 1/2 lb pork fillet, cut into thick slices

Dressing

  • 8 Tbs olive oil
  • 2 Tbs cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbs tamari sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
Methods/steps
  1. Place 3 Tbs olive oil and 3 Tbs olive oil in a glass bowl, add diced pork fillet and stir to coat. Cover with film and leave to stand in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  2. Remove meat from the marinade, discarding any remaining marinade, drain and pan fry until well done.
  3. Place all ingredients for the dressing in a large bowl and whisk until blended.
  4. Add rice and stir to coat in the dressing. Add vegetables, cooked pork fillet and toss lightly.
  5. Serve in bowls.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 serving is 1/4 of the original recipe.
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 441.31
Calories From Fat (60%) 266.13
% Daily Value
Total Fat 30.00g 46%
Saturated Fat 4.52g 23%
Cholesterol 36.85mg 12%
Sodium 872.20mg 36%
Potassium 344.30mg 10%
Carbohydrates 26.53g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2.51g 10%
Sugar 1.61g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 24.02g
Protein 17.14g 34%
Additional Tips

Speed cooking tips: use canned asparagus and baby corn. Frozen or canned brown rice will also save preparation time.

Add the rice to the dressing while still warm and let it cool down in the dressing. You'll get moist rice with a more intense flavor.

If you like it hot, ad a pinch of anise pepper or five spice powder to the dressing.

Reviews

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