Napa Salad (chinese Cabbage) -- No Ramen Noodles

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 head napa cabbage
• 2 stalks bok choy
• 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
• 2 apples, diced (i recommend a crisp, sweet-tart variety such as fuji or gala)
• 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely broken
• 1/2 cup canola oil or 1/2 cup other light-flavored oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 pinch celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger, very finely minced
• 1/2 teaspoon prepared brown mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 2 (1 g) packets splenda sugar substitute

Recipe

• 1 wash all produce as necessary.
• 2 divide your half-head of napa lengthwise into 3 or 4 sections and knife-shred crosswise to yield strips about 1.5 inches long by 1/4 inch wide.
• 3 divide your bok choy stalks lengthwise into 1in sections if necessary and slice thinly. knife shred the green leaves to match the napa.
• 4 mix dressing ingredients and let rest for 5 minutes to blend the flavors.
• 5 toss together all salad ingredients with the dressing.
• 6 garnish with pecan halves and thin rings of apple if desired.
• 7 note -- other artificial sweeteners, honey, sugar, etc. may be substituted for the splenda if you prefer.
• 8 note -- can add chunks of cooked ham or other cooked meat to make into a main-dish salad.