STRAWBERRY WONTON SALAD

Recipe submitted by Jana Smythe via Gina Jensen!


Flex Variation: If you want to use chicken, cut it up and bake it in a 9 x 13 dish with Yoshida's Special Sauce (from Costco) Put the chicken in the dish and pour the sauce all over the chicken and bake it until the chicken is done. 350 for 45 mins.


Dressing:

2 T. red wine vinegar

3 T. sugar

1/2 C. oil

1/2 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 C. strawberry jam



Salad:

1/3 C. sugar

1 C. cashew pieces

15 wontons, cut into thin strips

1 large head red leaf lettuce

strawberries

1 pkg. fresh spinach w/ stems trimmed

1/3 C. bacon pieces (or chicken, see below)



To make dressing: mix all ingredients till well blended

Heat a medium frying pan and add sugar and nuts.

Stir consistently over med. heat until nuts are coated and slightly browned. Remove from heat and set aside.

Fry wontons in hot cooking oil and drain onto paper towels.

When ready to serve salad, put lettuce, spinach, bacon, and strawberries into a large bowl and toss.

Add salad dtressing and toss.

Add sugared nuts and wontons last.



Variation: Use raspberries and raspberry jam instead of strawberries. Substitute almonds for cashews. When fresh berries are not available, substitute dried cranberries.