Chinese Slaw

By Paul Briand

The trick to this recipe isn't the slaw as much as the dressing.

The slaw can be adapted in a number of ways in terms of ingredients. You can add some diced chicken or diced beef or pork.

As for the dressing, you can make it tart or sweet, spicy hot or neutral. I tried to create a dressing that had a hint of each.

Ingredients
For the slaw:
10 ounce package of ready-made confetti slaw
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup of sugar snap peas
1/2 cup of julienne carrots
Handful of chow mein noodles
1 1/2 cups of diced chicken (or beef or pork)
For the dressing:
1/3 cup of rice wine vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
1/3 cup of canola oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
Squirt of Dijon mustard
Dash of Tabasco (optional)

Directions
1. In a large bowl, place the slaw, green onion, sugar snap peas, carrots and chicken;
2. Dress the salad with the dressing and give it a good toss, mixing ingredients;
3. Top with the handful of chow mein noodles and serve.