Peanut Lime Vinaigrette Recipes

Steps:

• In a blender, puree peanuts, lime juice, vinegar, soy sauce, 2 tablespoons water, sesame oil, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 15 seconds.
• With the machine running, slowly add vegetable oil in a steady stream, and continue blending until dressing is emulsified and slightly thickened.

Steps:

• Season steak with salt and pepper. Place in preheated grill pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Sear on each side for 2 to 3 minutes for medium-rare, or cook to desired degree of doneness. Remove from pan and let rest before slicing against the grain on the bias.
• Place lettuce on 4 individual plates. Top lettuce with watercress and bean sprouts. Top with steak slices, tomatoes, cucumber, and scallions. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together peanut sauce and lime juice. Pour mixture over salad. Top with steak and sprinkle peanuts over top just before serving.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the chicken, tomatoes, celery, and onion. Add the peanut sauce, mayonnaise, and lime juice and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. (At this point, you can refrigerate the salad for up to 3 days.)
• Place the lettuce on 4 individual plates and top with the chicken mixture. Sprinkle the peanuts over the top just before serving.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sauce ingredients until well blended and set the pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• The leftover peanut sauce will keep in the refrigerator up to 4 days or in the freezer up to 3 months; thaw completely in the refrigerator or microwave for about 3 minutes on LOW before using.
• Yield: approximately 3 1/2 cups

Steps:

• Heat a grill. If you are using a gas grill you want to set it to medium-high heat. If you are using charcoal the right time to start the peppers will probably be about 5 minutes after all the coals are glowing. If the heat is too hot, the peppers will burn and not cook properly.
• Grill the peppers and turn them every few minutes for even cooking. They are done when the pepper starts to collapse on itself and is soft to the touch. Remove immediately, and place in a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. The steam will pull the skin away from the flesh and they will be much easier to peel.
• Meanwhile, in a large saute pan over high heat, heat 2 tablespoons canola oil. Add the shallots and ginger and cook until they develop a nice deep brown. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes. Next, add the chorizo and cook until browned and crumbly. Add the sweet soy, fish sauce, and basil. Turn heat down to medium and cook for another 5 minutes. Turn the mixture out onto a cookie sheet to cool.
• Take a grilled pepper and lay it flat on a cutting board. Peel down from the top to where the seed pod ends. Cut the pepper right at that point. It should be about half way down the pepper. Put the tip to the side. Slice off the pepper top, just the very top and pull the stem to remove the entire seed pod along with the stem. From the flesh of the pepper, peel away that thin plastic like membrane, being careful not to tear the pepper itself. Repeat with all of the peppers. Remove the seed pods and stems from the pepper tops and dice up the flesh.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the peanuts, shallots, canola oil, lime juice, fish sauce, and honey along with the chopped pepper tops.
• Stuff each pepper with the chorizo mixture. You can use as much or as little stuffing as you want just try not to rip the pepper. Once you stuff them all, you can serve them right away or reheat them on the grill. To serve, spoon the vinaigrette over the peppers.

Steps:

• For the peanut vinaigrette: Whisk together the peanut butter, vinegar, honey and sesame oil in a small bowl until smooth. Whisk in the canola oil and season with salt. Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve.
• For the kale salad: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• Spread the garbanzo beans on the prepared baking sheet, rolling them lightly over the paper towels to remove excess liquid. Remove the paper towels, add the olive oil, and toss the garbanzos to coat. Bake until the garbanzos are deep golden brown and crispy, 25 minutes. Season immediately with salt. Let cool completely.
• Combine the carrots, radishes, kale, cucumbers and peppers in a large bowl; season with salt. Dress the salad with about a third of the dressing; since the kale is such a sturdy green, it can be dressed an hour or two ahead. (Refrigerate the remaining dressing to use on other salads or as a marinade.) Just before serving, toss with the crispy garbanzo beans and roasted peanuts.

Steps:

• Place all ingredients but the oil and salt in a food processor. Pulse until everything is combined.
• Drizzle in the oil with the processor on low.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl and chill for half hour before serving.
• Goes great on noodles or a light salad.

Steps:

• To make dressing: In a food processor, process everything except the oil.
• Slowly drizzle in the oil until emulsified.
• Scrape into a bowl and wait for half an hour for the flavours to develop.
• To make salad: Toss all together, dress with just enough dressing to moisten and flavor, and garnish with scallions, red bell pepper and peanuts.
• Serve at room temperature.