Almost Fat-free Chinese Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 head cauliflower, cut into flowerettes
• 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 lb fresh spinach, torn into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 lb sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 3 green onions, sliced (including tops)
• 1 green pepper, cut into 1 inch squares
• 3 stalks celery, diagonally sliced
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup sake (or dry wine)
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• sugar, to taste

Recipe

• 1 place all vegetables in large salad bowl.
• 2 combine broth, soy sauce, sake, black pepper, garlic powder, and sugar in small mixing bowl.
• 3 just before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.
• 4 note: if using sake, less sugar will be needed (about 2 tbsp.); if using dry wine, more sugar will be needed (about 1/4 c.), or to taste this makes about 2 c.
• 5 dressing.
• 6 if you do not use it all, refrigerate leftovers for use on other salads.