Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Asian Summer is for Side Dish.

Asian Summer takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Asian Summer takes 10 minutes to cook.

Asian Summer makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Asian Summer are:

White (or your choice) rice, short grain, cooked, 1c
Summer Sausage 2oz
Orange zest, 1tbs
Fresh squeezed orange juice, 1/4c
Cheddar cheese, 7slices (or prefered amount)
Sweet mini peppers, sliced into strips, 6-9
Whole-wheat crackers(or prefered type) 6 crackers
Granny-smith(or prefered) apple- 1med apple, cubed
Basil, 2tbsp
Olive oil, 1tbsp
Soy sauce, 1tbsp
Teriyaki sauce, 1tbps

Here is how you make Asian Summer:

1. Cook rice in a medium pan 3/4 full of water on medium.2. Slice/Julianne sweet mini peppers into strips.3. Core apple, then dice it into bite-sized pieces.4. Cut summer sausage into cubes.5. Cut the cheese into thin/med.-thick slices6. Put summer sausage into a skillet with the basil and olive oil and cook on med. Heat until brown. Drain off any grease7. Once the sausage is brown, throw in the apple cubes, peppers, and rice, making sure to drain the rice first!8. Toss in the soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, orange zest, and orange juice. Cook until the apples are carmelized and the peppers are soft.9. Serve on a plate with the crackers on the side/around the edge and the cheese on top.Serving Size: makes about 3 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LOSINGATJOBCORP.

The nutritional information for Asian Summer is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 554.0

• Total Fat: 33.8 g
• Cholesterol: 83.3 mg
• Sodium: 1,099.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 40.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
• Protein: 23.5 g

Asian Summer is Asian cuisine.