The Naked Spring Roll

Did I get your attention?  :)  This often requested dish of Diana's can be described as a Thai Chicken Cole Slaw that can be enjoyed from a bowl or clothed in a spring roll wrap.

The Naked Spring Roll:

Lite Soy Sauce- 6 Tablespoons
Rice Wine Vinegar- 6 Tablespoons
Juice of 1/2 Lemon or Lime
Equal- 1 packet

Now there is a choice to be made:
Mix in 1 Tablespoon Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce (Add more or less to taste.)
OR
1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil

Toss together:
Fresh Cole Slaw- about 1/2 bag
Handful of Fresh Mint or Cilantro- chopped

Put 2-3 Cooked Chicken Breasts (cut into bite sized pieces) on top, then add dressing and toss until coated evenly.  Enjoy!

Some variations:

If you are not the Naked Spring Roll type, wrap the mix in rice paper.

Nutty & Naked Spring Roll:  Add 1/4 cup chopped peanuts.

The Naked Spring Roll requires lots of crunching, munching and chewing - don't worry it's worth it! This is definitely a Dish 2 Di-et 4!  It feels like you are burning more calories eating than are even in it. Can't wait to hear what you think! :)

Shrimp Salad with Friends' Favorite Dressing

Are you ready for another Dish 2 Di-et 4? 

Here is the recipe for Diana's most requested dressing: 

Friends' Favorite Dressing
Fat-Free Mayo- 8 Tablespoons
Vinegar- 4 Tablespoons
Dijon Mustard- 1 Tablespoon
Equal- 2 packets
Garlic Powder- a pinch or 2

Put all of the above ingredients in a small pitcher and mix for a few seconds with a hand blender.  You end up with about 3/4 cup of dressing.  If you personally used all of that on your salad it would be less than 100 calories!  (That would have to be one BIG salad!)

Di often uses this dressing for her Fabulous Shrimp Salad:

Start with a bag of Mixed Greens
and arrange more or less depending on your preference, the following:

Cooked Shrimp (cut into bite sized pieces)- 1 1/2 cups
Hearts of Palm (cut into bite sized pieces)- 1/2 cup
Roaster Red Pepper from the jar (cut into thin strips)- 1/3 cup
Avocado (sliced)- 1
Grape or Cherry Tomatoes (cut in half)- 1/2 cup

Top with Friends' Favorite Dressing and start munching! :)

Thank you to Diana for always making this salad for your friends!  (We also love it when you make it with chicken.)  Since we now know the recipe, does that mean you won't make it for us anymore? :(

"I love to concoct things." ~ Di

What can I tell you about Di?  Hmmm...let's see...Diana is a true friend, a great wife and mom to 4 fabulous dogs, beautiful on the inside and out, she's tons of fun and she loves to dish.  She dishes hilarious stories and amazingly delicious food that's healthy!  You always feel better after talking with Diana and healthier after eating her yummy dishes.

Diana loves to share her love of "good for you" food with us and rattles off her recipes quickly.  Soon we are on to another topic and we are lost wishing we knew how to make that low-cal meal she shared.  After many times of asking Di to sit still and write down her recipes, she confessed that she would probably never do it.  Instead she had invited us over to see her cook in action.  Angelica and I watched as she demonstrated her wild cooking style.  Di doesn't measure or use recipes, she just chats and plays with the food and there it is! While we munched away, I took notes and attempted to put her dishes on paper.

This is the beginning of Di's Dishes 2 Di-et 4. 

Cajun Fettucine Alfredo ~ 2 Di-et 4

Heat in a small saucepan:

Fat Free Cream Cheese- 2 ounces

Johnny's Garlic Spread & Seasoning- 1/2 Tablespoon  (Di gets it in the big jar at Costco)

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter- 1 Tablespoon

Fat Free Milk- 2 Tablespoons

Hot Wing Sauce- 4 Tablespoons (Start with less and keep going until it has enough kick.)

8 oz. Tofu Shirataka Fettucine Noodles - Di used House Foods brand (rinsed - parboiled if desired)

         

Mix the noodles in with the sauce and enjoy! 

Taking notes while Diana is talking, laughing and cooking is a challenge.  She is way too entertaining and gives too many dish variations to record.  Here are a few:

~If you prefer a more traditional alfredo, skip the hot sauce - it's still really good. 

~Add some cooked shrimp, chicken, sundried tomatoes or bacon bits to the sauce. 

~FYI:  There are only 40 calories in the whole package of the tofu noodles!

More recipes are on their way!  Let me know what you think!

~Lisa

P.S.  My goal is to transfer this blog to Diana.  Please encourage her to take credit for her amazing abilities. :)