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I can’t believe how much I’ve enjoyed this salad. Yumm just doesn’t describe it. Layered at the bottom of the bowl is a layer of mixed sprouts (alfalfa-red clover-fenugreek sprouts). Next, a generous scoop of the salad I mentioned yesterday — shredded purple cabbage, mung bean sprouts and lentil sprouts, tossed in our favorite dressing. [...]

This salad gets its name because it is so good with summer garden produce. The salad we enjoyed yesterday contained patty pan squash from our garden; perfectly ripe tomatoes from our friend’s garden; and local cabbage and bell peppers from a farm stand.

Summer’s Bounty Cabbage Salad

1/2 head green cabbage — thinly sliced
2 bell peppers — [...]

1 or 2 heads Napa cabbage or green cabbage, thickly shredded
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
4 carrots, shredded
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
other veggies as desired: cherry tomatoes, small pieces of broccoli or cauliflower, etc.
balsamic vinegar — start with 1/8 cup
extra virgin olive oil — start with 1/2 cup
salt & pepper
2 to 4 [...]

Judy, Jeff's mom, taught me how to make this Chinese Chicken Salad recipe while she visited us. This is how we did it.

Judy's Chinese Chicken Salad
1 whole chicken, deboned and cold
1 to 1-1/2 heads shredded cabbage (Napa or green)
4 carrots, shredded
1 bunch green onion, sliced thinly
1/2 to 1 cup slivered almonds (we had chopped)
chow mein [...]