5 Healthy Chinese Salads in Hot Summer

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I love to have Chinese salad/Liang-cai for my dinner in summertime. Something hot, something cold, and soup, are the best meal combination in a Chinese dinningtable. I have been in blood sugar control and weight control so salad is the best choice – low GI, low carb, high protein and high fiber. Sometimes when I am lazy to prepare a full proper meal, I would have salad with cold noodles – poach some noodles, usually soba noodles or rice noodles; rinse in cold water to chill down; then mix with the salad and a bigger portion of dressing.

This is a my staple combination for Chinese salad dressing –

There are more options for you to mix and match –

Chinese Shredded Chicken and Spinach Salad

涼拌雞絲菠菜

Chinese Zucchini Noodle Salad

涼拌西葫蘆

Garlicky Spinach and Enoki Mushroom Salad

蒜蓉菠菜金針菇

Squid and Cucumber Salad

涼拌魷魚青瓜

Cherry Tomato in Preserved Plum Syrup

话梅渍圣女果