Side dish ideas? (and a recipe)

[Harley Chick]

I made the most delicious oriental salad last night from a recipe I got off a bag of spinach. I served it with italian bread and italian butter, which really didn't go with it, but I couldn't think of anything else. Any ideas (no meat) for a complimentary side dish?

Here's the recipe

Mix in a bowl:

Spinach leaves and iceberg lettuce (I used the pre-packaged lettuce with carrots and other stuff already in it)
1/4 red onion
1 can mandarin oranges (save the juice)
sliced, toasted almonds


In a small bowl mix:

mandarin orange juice
1 tsp. dijon mustard
1 Tblsp. red wine vinegar
1 Tblsp. sesame oil
1/4 cup olive oil

Pour dressing on salad and serve. (I sprinkled a few chinese noodles on top for some crunch.)

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

This sounds really good! I'm going to have to look much more closely at those bags from now on. I don't have a side dish to go with it right now, but I just wanted to let you know how good your recipe sounded.

 

[Mattsmom]

I'm printing out the recipe! Looks yummy!

How about serving it with a veggie Lo Mein or Fried Rice?

 

[webmomom]

I would serve it with a nice peice of fish, or some sauted shrimp and or scallops on a bed of rice.