Bob Blumer’s Twist Thai salad

This recipe is from Bob Blumer, Food Network‘s Surreal Gourmet and host of The World’s Weirdest Restaurants.

He is also the headliner celebrity chef at the Fraser Valley Food + Gluten-Free Living Show at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford.

Twist Thai salad

• 1 zucchini julienned or spiralized
• 1 carrot julienned or spiralized
• ¼ red bell pepper, julienned
• ½ C purple cabbage, thinly sliced
• ¼ C daikon, julienned or spiralized
• 2 T broccoli stems, julienned (can be bought already prepared)
• 2 T edamame
• 1 T green onion, sliced thinly
• 2 T roasted peanuts, chopped roughly
• 2 T mint, chopped roughly
• salt to taste, if needed

Toss all ingredients. then toss with 2 – 3 tablespoons dressing. top with peanuts.

yield: 2 servings

1½ T Twist Thai dressing*

• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 T freshly grated ginger
• ¼ t red chili pepper flakes2 T almond butter
• 2 T fresh lime juice
• 1 T tamari or soy
• 1 T maple syrup
• ½ t toasted sesame oil
• 2 T water

yield: approximately ¾ cup