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 2 cups fine julienne carrots
1-1/2 cups pitted and halved Northwest fresh sweet cherries
1/2 cup fine julienne celery
1/2 cup diagonally sliced Chinese pea pods
1/4 cup very thinly sliced and quartered sweet onion
3 to 4 tablespoons very thinly sliced fresh mint leaves
Pacific Rim Dressing
Yield: 6 servings
Toss carrots, cherries, celery, pea pods, onion, and mint with Pacific Rim Dressing.
Pacific Rim Dressing: Combine 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 teaspoon sesame or vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon lime peel, and 1/8 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce; mix well. Makes about 1/3 cup.
Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 85 Calories, 1.9 g protein, 20.8 g carbohydrate, 1.4 g fat (12% Cal. from fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 3.1 g dietary fiber, 329 mg. sodium.
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