Warm Peanut Salad Recipes

PEANUT NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Put the noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Let the noodles soak until tender, about 10 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water until cool. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Whisk the lime juice, soy sauce, peanut butter, brown sugar and vegetable oil in a medium bowl until smooth. Pour the dressing over the noodles. Add the bell pepper, scallions, basil, cilantro and mint and toss to combine. Season with salt and sprinkle with the peanuts.

WARM PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• To skin peanuts, blanch in a 3-quart saucepan of boiling salted water 1 minute, then drain well. Slip off and discard skins using your fingers and transfer peanuts to a bowl.
• Bring 5 cups water to a boil with bay leaf in same saucepan. Add peanuts and reduce heat to moderate, then simmer, covered, until peanuts are soft enough to crumble easily when pressed with tines of a fork, about 30 to 45 minutes. (Test 1 or 2 peanuts, leaving the rest intact.) Drain well.
• When peanuts are almost finished cooking, stir together tomatoes, cilantro, chiles, lemon juice, and sea salt in a bowl. Add drained peanuts and stir to combine.

WARM CHESTNUT AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Toss arugula and endive in large bowl. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover with damp kitchen towel; chill.)
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples and shallots; sauté 5 minutes. Add chestnuts; sauté 1 minute. Stir in vinegar, scraping up any browned bits. Remove from heat; stir in walnut oil and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Pour chestnut mixture over arugula mixture; toss. Divide salad among 8 plates.

WARM PEANUT VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium heat; add vegetables.
• Stir fry for about 8- 10 minutes, vegetables should be somewhat cooked but still tender (to get vegetables at equal tenderness, add crunchier vegetables such as carrots, and broccoli first, then add the softer vegetables such as the zucchini a few minutes later).
• Add peanut butter and soy sauce; stir fry 2 minutes or until mixture is heated through.
• Serve over (or mixed in with) salad greens.

WARM LETTUCE AND PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and thoroughly dry the lettuce, shred it coarsely, and put it into a salad bowl. Cut the bread into 1/2 in cubes. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a moderate heat and fry the bread cubes for a few minutes, turning frequently, until evenly browned and crispy.
• Dress the lettuce by tossing it in the wine vinegar, then pour over the fried bread cubes and any oil left in the pan. Add the peanuts and turn the mixture well in the bowl. Serve at once, while still warm.
• 1-2 rashers of crisply fried bacon can be chopped and sprinkled over the salad. Fry the bacon before the bread, and add with the peanuts.

THAI SALAD WITH PEANUT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss salad greens and next 7 ingredients. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients. Add to salad mixture and toss to coat. Divide mixture between four plates; top with peanuts and jalapenos if desired.