Last Days of Summer
As summer
sends it's last sizzle
before fading from view,
Autumn grabs colors
and spreads its wings
towards you
This Saturday, September 22, we are officially into fall. Re-energize for back to school, back to the gym, back to the office, or even back to the golf course with Azuki Power Bean salad.
Azuki Power Bean Salad
(taken from our book, Queen BeaN's A-Z Guide to Her Queendom)
1/4 C rice vinegar
1/4 C oil
1/4 C soy sauce
2 T sesame oil
2 T sugar
1/4 tsp pepper
1 bag spinach
1/2 C azuki bean (cooked, or your favorite canned cooked beans)
1 cooked breast of chicken shredded
2 stalks of green onion
Carrots shredded to garnish
Prepare dressing by shaking together the first 6 ingredients. Then layer the next four and gently toss with dressing. Shred carrots over the top to make it look pretty.
This week, pack up the Azuki Power Bean Salad and head out to the beach or the park for one last fling with summer. Then, keep your eyes open for autumn's magic!
I didn't have azuki beans or carrots today to garnish, but it was still delicious with shredded zucchini, red bell peppers and canned black beans!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe makes a lot of dressing. Try using half and saving the other half for another day. If you add pasta in this salad, more dressing can be added.
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