Baby Bok Choy Salad

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons caster sugar (or more, depending on your sweet tooth)
• 1 bunch baby bok choy (about 1 pound)
• 4 -6 green onions (or more, depending on your love of onions)
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1/2-1 cup crisp chow mein noodles (chang's original fried noodles in australia)

Recipe

• 1 combine all dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. shake well. set aside until needed.
• 2 toast slivered almonds in a small pan. after about 1 minute, add the pine nuts and continue to toast both ingredients. stir constantly so these don't burn. when nice browned, remove from pan and set aside to cool.
• 3 chop bok choy in 1-inch pieces. wash well to remove grit. spin dry, or roll in a tea towel to dry.
• 4 trim green onions and chop (on the diagonal) into 1-inch pieces (use both and green bits).
• 5 toss together bok choy, sliced onions, toasted nuts and several very generous sloshes of dressing. try to dress this at least an hour before it will be served.
• 6 sprinkle crisp chow mein noodles on top, stir well and serve.