“Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat.”

 

Rudyard Kipling

 

Kipling overstated the case. Try this East-West combination, and I bet you’[ll agree with me.

 

3 grilled boneless chicken breasts, skinned and sliced

½ cup sautéed sliced mushrooms

6 green onions, chopped

6 radishes, sliced

6 ripe cherry tomatoes, halved

18 black olives

3 hard-boiled eggs, halved

3 carrots, julienned

1 red and 1 green bell pepper, sliced

2 heads of iceberg lettuce

2 ounces sliced pickled ginger

1 package Oriental Rice Stick noodles, cooked per package instructions

Oriental Dressing

3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

3 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds

 

Oriental Dressing

¼ cup soy sauce

1 whole egg, raw

½ teaspoon sugar, superfine

¼ tablespoon wasabi powder

1 dash cayenne

1/8 teaspoon dry mustard

¼ cup sesame oil

¼ cup safflower oil

¼ cup rice vinegar

1 teaspoon fresh ginger juice (press sliced ginger root in garlic press for juice)

 

Mix all ingredients and blend well.

 

Line each serving dish with shredded lettuce and noodles, then arrange vegetables, egg half, and olives. Place the sliced chicken on top. Add Oriental Dressing, sesame seeds, and toasted almonds.

 

Then give your regrets to Rudyard and dig into this delicious East-s West concoction.

 

Serves 6

 

Recommended Wines

 

Riesling, Rosé de Provence