From Judy Fleming’s upcoming Recipe Book “Foods from Around the World” where she takes foods from different regions around the world and creates healthy, vegan recipes using these different foods. Today we’ve taken foods from Oriental Cuisine to create this Bok Choy & Bell Pepper Salad with a Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing.
serves 2-4
Put the following ingredients in a large salad bowl:
- 1 large Bok Choy (chopped finely)
- 2 cups red bell peppers (cubed)
- 1 cup sliced water chestnuts
- 1 cup fresh pineapple (cut into small cubes)
- 2 tbsp. poppy seeds
Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing:
Put the following ingredients in a blender and blend until creamy:
- 1 lemon juiced
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. poppy seeds
- ½ tsp. curry powder
- 3 small pieces of pineapple
Pour this dressing over the Bok Choy salad – toss well and serve.
Did You Know?
Bok Choy (also known as Chinese cabbage) dates back to the Ming Dynasty. The white spine resembles celery while the leave is much like Romaine lettuce. It has very good sources of vitamin A and C and good sources of calcium, iron and magnesium.
