From salad rolls to a Chinese version of potato salad, these side dishes will help liven up your next picnic, barbecue, or other outdoor gathering.
Several of the recipes call for rice vinegar – this can be found at Chinese/Asian groceries or in the international or ethnic food section of many supermarkets.
1. Chinese Chicken Salad
Rhonda Parkinson
This recipe is easy to make – the only thing that takes any time is baking and shredding the chicken breast, which you can do earlier in the day. Leftovers taste great served in a wrap for lunch the next day.
2. Salad Rolls
This recipe is both healthy and easy to make – rice paper wrappers are softened in water and filled with an assortment of vegetables and rice noodles. The rolls are served with a spicy hoisin and peanut dipping sauce. Feel free to jazz up the basic recipe by adding leftover cooked beef, chicken, or small shrimp.3. Chinese Potato Salad
Rhonda Parkinson
This Asian take on potato salad features a colorful assortment of vegetables such as bok choy, red bell pepper and green onion, and has a flavorful rice vinegar dressing. A reader comments that the rice vinegar dressing also goes nicely with lightly sauteed mixed greens.
4. Chinese Coleslaw
Velvety red cabbage and emerald green bok choy are topped with a tart rice vinegar dressing.5. Egg Rolls
Rhonda Parkinson
Crispy egg rolls filled with bean sprouts, mushrooms, celery and pork. The recipe includes a number of egg roll cooking tips.
