THE salad !!

This salad is so good.

So good, you will not want to share it.

But you will have to because it is HUGE ! Very Huge.

It's a Jamie Oliver recipe but I saw it posted on The Pioneer Woman's site here.

Pioneer Woman has step by step instructions ~ with photos !!

Go check it out !

But I want the recipe posted here so that I have super easy access to it !

I'll be making this OFTEN ! Especially when I have an army to feed.

Really, it makes A LOT !! A very huge LOT !!

How about that recipe ?? OK ... here it is.

For the salad, you need :

1 package linguine noodles, cooked, rinsed, and cooled

1/2 to 1 head sliced Napa cabbage ~ this is called Wombok or Chinese cabbage in Australia
1/2 to 1 head sliced purple cabbage
1/2 to 1 bag baby spinach
1 red bell pepper, sliced thin
1 yellow bell pepper, sliced thin
1 orange bell pepper, sliced thin
1 small bag bean sprouts
3 sliced scallions ~ spring onions in Australia
3 peeled, sliced cucumbers ~ I only added 1/2 a cucumber
LOTS of chopped cilantro ~ up to one bunch ~ cilantro is called coriander in Australia
cashews, lightly toasted in skillet

For the dressing, you need :

Juice of 1 lime
8 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons sesame oil
6 tablespoons soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons fresh ginger, chopped ~ I used a bit less ginger
2 cloves chopped garlic ~ I used a lot more garlic
2 hot peppers or jalapenos, chopped ~ I used one jalapeno
More chopped cilantro—LOTS ~ again, coriander in Australia

Mix together salad ingredients.
Whisk together dressing ingredients and pour over salad.
Mix with tongs or hands and serve on platter ~ A VERY BIG PLATTER !!!

*Dressing keeps up to three days before serving, WITHOUT cilantro.*