Jicama

If you cannot find smoked chicken, use smoked turkey instead.

Some of the chicken's flavorful poaching liquid gets added to the dressing in this spicy Asian-accented dish.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. We serve this salad with slices of bread or crackers.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min

Though these dumplings are traditionally cooked in stacked Asian bamboo or metal steamers, you can also use a pasta pot with a deep perforated colander-steamer insert. If your pot has a second shallow colander-steamer insert, you can steam 2 batches at once. The dumplings should be served warm, so reheat them in batches as platters need replenishing.

The dressing can also be used for Chinese chicken salad or as a basting sauce for grilled steaks or chops. Look for rice vinegar in the Asian foods section of the supermarket.

Here's a bright and refreshing salad. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Here's a unique no-cabbage slaw with a dressing that is spicy and a little sweet.

Cumin, chili powder, garlic and fresh lime juice are combine in the easy-to-make spice paste. It adds lots of flavor to the beef in this recipe, but can also be used on chicken, pork, shrimp or firm fish like halibut, swordfish and shark.

Spicy and sweet, this unusual salad would be ideal with grilled chicken or fish.

Gorgonzola cheese adds great flavor to this southwestern winter salad.

Begin the meal with this crisp and colorful salad. Jicama, avocado and red onion take it beyond the ordinary.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The fruit in the salad can be varied with the season. In summer, add cantaloupe; in winter, oranges are good.