Asian Green Salad with Soy-Sesame Dressing and Sesame Seeds

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 T sesame seed oil
• 1/4 cup sweetener of your choice
• I heart of Romaine lettuce, torn apart, washed, and dried
• 4 cups baby greens
• 1 cup diced tomato
• 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
• 1/2 cup matchstick cucumber
• 1-2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds

Directions

1. Add the soy sauce, rice vinegar, oil, sesame oil, and sweetener of your choice to a jar that seals securely. Close it well and shake until the sweetener has fully blended into the dressing.
2. Pull the Romaine heart into pieces, rinse it well, and dry it in a salad spinner or with paper towels.
3. Chop the tomato. Slice the carrots and cucumber into matchstick-size pieces, making about 1/2 cup of each.
4. Set the sesame seeds in an ungreased skillet and warm them for 1-2 minutes, stopping when they begin to smell nutty. If you bought sesame seeds that are already toasted, they can go straight from the jar onto the salad.
5. Place the dried Romaine and baby greens in a medium bowl, then toss with just enough dressing to lightly cover the leaves, about 2-3 T.
6. Divide the dressed greens among individual plates or bowls. Add tomato, carrots, and cucumber to each portion, then finish with sesame seeds.
7. Serve right away.