As the University of Vermont Catamounts and the University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks took to the ice at TD Garden for their semifinal bid in a one and done chance to play on Saturday for the Hockey East Championship, nothing of the regular season or of the earlier rounds of the playoffs mattered. Both teams stepped on the ice in a fight for their life and it looked at first as though the Catamounts had come to play.
During the first period the Cats were winning at the faceoff dot and in the shots on goal, though most of the action was the north and south play as both teams struggled to solve the opposing goalie. Vermont managed to do it, though it did look as though the River Hawks were interfered with, at 11:42 of the first off the stick of Kevin Irwin. It was his eighth of the season and an even strength goal.
Unfortunately for the Cats just 16 seconds later freshman Jarrid Privitera, an alumnus of the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints took a hooking penalty. This was followed just nine seconds later by his teammate Brendan Bradley joining him in the box, also on a hooking call. The River Hawks were on a five-on-three opportunity that took them just 11 seconds to capitalize on.
Though it wasn’t apparent as the first period wound down, as the teams returned for the second period, it was clear that UMass Lowell was now in control of the ice. Despite Vermont’s ability to kill off the remainder of Brady Shaw’s kneeing penalty at 18:37 of the first that carried into the second, the River Hawks had momentum as they continued to pepper Brody Hoffman with shots, outshooting the Cats. What was perhaps perplexing about Lowell’s ability to control the puck was the fact that they were continuing to lose in the faceoffs. By the end of the second period Vermont was 27-16 on the faceoff.
Just as it looked as though the teams would finish the second period still knotted at one, River Hawks freshman Michael Louria got one past Hoffman with just 3:50 remaining in the period. And it was clear that the confidence of the Cats had been shaken to a degree.
The third period continued to see Vermont winning at the faceoff, yet their decisions with the puck became less certain and the River Hawks took advantage of this. Couple that with the fact that the Cats just couldn’t find any puck luck—bouncing the puck off a couple of posts and struggling with some turnovers—and it was perhaps anticipated that Lowell would find a way to capitalize.
Terrence Wallin, a senior from Yardley, Pennsylvania gave his team a cushion as he got the third goal for the River Hawks at 8:46 of the third, assisted by Michael Colantone. And despite the Cats once again outshooting the Lowell, their shots just couldn’t solve Kevin Boyle.
Cats head coach Kevin Sneddon elected to pull his goalie with more than two minutes remaining in the game in an attempt to cut Lowell’s lead in half. The River Hawks are kept out for more than a minute after Hoffman vacates the net, but Joe Gambardella gets that empty netter to ensure that his River Hawks would indeed get the opportunity to play in the championship game for the third year in a row and only the fifth time in their program’s history.
On Thursday evening, as the Hockey East awards were being announced along with the two All Star teams, not a single River Hawk was among those recognized. And oversight? It may be the result of an intense “team” approach to the game. During Friday night’s game a total of nine different players each got a point in the four goals for the River Hawks.
Post game, Wallin talked about the culture of his team, which could explain why they play so well together.
“The culture is on and off the ice just hard work. I think we’re all humble guys. We all work hard,” Wallin explained. “We put in a lot of extra work before practice, after practice, in the mornings. I think it’s just kind of a dog mentality, have an underdog mentality.”
This explains why they work so well together on the ice, but it could also explain why individual players get overlooked when it comes to awards. However, most hockey players will tell you that they would rather have a team win, especially something like a championship, than to have individual accolades. It is one of the only sports where you here more “we” than “I” in interviews.
Saturday night the River Hawks will take on the Boston University Terriers in their bid to become only the second team in Hockey East history to win three consecutive championships. Boston College, who did not make it out of the preliminary rounds, is the other team. They accomplished this feat during the 2010 to 2012 seasons.
The Montreal Canadiens announced yesterday that they have entered into a partnership with the Canadian Women’s Hockey League’s Montreal Stars. The Canadiens hope that by partnering with the Stars, they can help aid the growth of women’s hockey and the CWHL itself by expanding the amount of resources available to the club.
From yesterday’s press release from the CWHL:
“The Montreal Canadiens today announced a partnership agreement with the Montreal Stars of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL). The Canadiens organization will make its infrastructure and resources available to the Stars, along with a host of expertise in the areas of marketing, advertising and sponsorships, while assisting in merchandising and promoting the Montreal Stars brand. Together, the two teams will work to encourage the development of women’s hockey at the grassroots level and contribute to various community projects and initiatives.
As a proud supporter of numerous minor hockey initiatives, the Canadiens will team up with the Stars to put an emphasis on growing the female game, through hockey camps or conditioning clinics, as was the case last December when the Canadiens put together a very successful clinic exclusively for female players.”
The Montreal Stars may change their logo or name as a result of this partnership, although nothing is expected to immediately change. It is unclear as to what else could come from this partnership, but it’s being deemed as a “step in the right direction” in terms of the NHL‘s support of the league.
The CWHL has been in the news following the Boston Blades’ overtime victory over the Stars for the Clarkson Cup. The New York Times did a profile of the league, and highlighted the numerous financial issues the players have to deal with to play in the league. Since then, other sports blogs have called for the NHL to better support their female counterparts.
I’m going to be honest with you, each of the writers here at the Pink Puck have a different taste, and personal style. We all contribute to the “fashion” section on the site and it’s fairly evident that we all share likes and similarities, but each have our own spin on things. We all can’t love the Boston Bruins. I’d like to believe that diversity is enjoyed by our readers, the same way that it’s enjoyed by our contributors.
My personal style, much like my taste in food, varies drastically. I’ve always called myself an eat what I want-atarian. I don’t label myself because my tastes and desires change regularly. One thing that seems to stay constant, my taste in fashion. It may be somewhat eclectic, but it’s mine. I wear what I want, when I want, and don’t follow rules beyond my own happiness. A principal that more people should enjoy when it comes to wearing things they love. Nothing makes an outfit better than the confidence of the person wearing it.
All of that being said, when I contribute to the Team Look section, the outfits reflect my personal style. They’re meant to give our readers a creative spark to think outside the norm, or sometimes just add to it. Whatever team you love, tailor it to those colors, and the appropriate season — I know Edmonton Oilers fans won’t be wearing shorts mid-season. Without further adieu, here is my take on welcoming in Spring with a little Florida Panthers inspiration.
Creativity is beautiful and so are all of you.
While this look may be easier to pull off for Floridian NHL fans, it can be a nice way to support your team in the offseason for other areas in the league.
But it’s still hockey season my friends, so subbing pants for shorts and layering a lightweight cardigan underneath the jean jacket would work wonders for colder conferences.
While I’ve heard mixed opinions on jean jackets, mine is this: buy one, because they are durable and timeless. Yes, I said timeless. They’ve been around for decades and the style never really changes.
Sometimes the best outfit is filled with simplicity. A team tank or team shirt, jean jacket, shorts (or pants) and a cute pair of sneakers is the easiest way to show support at the rink, or around town. Simplicity occasionally likes a little spice, so adding a few bangles and a bold bracelet to the mix will do the trick. Give your jacket sleeves one roll so the bangles show!
Stating the obvious, but Panthers are cats — why not take a skate away from your usual sunglasses and try a pair of cat eye frames? They’re a fun, spunky alternative to the basics. You can also purchase them at fairly inexpensive prices; stores like Target, Charming Charlies and even TJMaxx offer great selections for under $15.
Lastly, the bag. I’ve never understood women that drag HUGE bags into sporting events. It’s not as if you’re heading to the movies and you’re trying to hide 15 sodas and an XL bag of gummy bears. Security WILL make you throw things out — so do yourself a favor and opt for a smaller cross-body bag, one that has enough room for the basics. Owning a neutral colored one of these bags is a fantastic idea. It’ll come in handy more than you might think.
Game fashion varies, but it doesn’t have to be boring — be confident and you’ll never serve a fashion penalty.
Ask any hockey fan and they are bound to tell you that one of their favorite parts of the game are the goalies. Either they love their goalie, they hate their goalie or the they love-to-hate their opponents’ goalies (everyone loves Bryzgalov. Not that many would like Bryz to be on their team). With the season coming to an end in a few weeks, let’s check up on one of the best, unusual, half insane parts of hockey: the goalies.
Eastern Conference:
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins: On the same night in the middle of February that Mackenzie Skapski had his NHL debut & first NHL win for the New York Rangers, Malcolm Subban’s (PK’s brother) debut didn’t go as well. The Boston Herald’s headline was “Malcolm Subban’s no Bruins savior” as he gave up 3 goals on the 6 shots he faced in 30 minutes, ruining Tuukka Rask’s night off. Rask either dropped his chair, threw it or it fell (depends on who you ask, of course) after he had appeared in 25 of the Bruins’ last 26 games at that time and assumed he wouldn’t be playing that night. However, in goalie fashion news, Subban debuted wearing his black goalie pads that were written about in the Boston Globe.
Buffalo Sabres: Anders Lindback was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Jhonas Enroth (who had been in the Sabres system since the 2006 Draft) on Feb. 11th from the Dallas Stars. On March 2, his co-goalie, Michal Neuvirth was traded to the Islanders for Chad “every time I saw the Islanders this season why was it always…” Johnson (some say because Neuvy was winning too much as a Sabre and thus destroying the Sabres chances at tanking at the upcoming draft). Lindback has played for the Preds, Lightning, Stars and now Sabres in his 5 year NHL career that has seen him mainly used as a backup and occasionally the emergency starter. He was shutout on March 14th against the NY Rangers, but in his post-game on the Sabres website, he talks fondly about knowing Martin St. Louis’ moves and how he used to score a lot of goals in practice (when they were both in Tampa Bay).
Detroit Red Wings: After Jonas Gustavsson was injured against the Bruins on March 8th with a possible concussion, America’s Goalie (tm?) Jimmy Howard has been sharing duties with the Czech Republic’s Apology That The Last Youngblood Goalie Was Ondřej Pavelec (tm!) Petr Mrazek who had just recently returned to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins after three months of playing in the NHL due to both older goalies injuries during the All-Star Game and February of this year. On March 15, Mrazek & his team beat the imploding* Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 and he earned the 1st Star of the game. According to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press; Mrazek rarely lacks for confidence, but he admitted the win was sweeter because he’d been pulled the last time around.
“Last time I played here, I didn’t finish the game,” he said, “and that was my last game before I got sent down, so it’s nice to bounce back.”
* The Penguins drew 64 penalty minutes in one 60-minute game. Jordin Tootoo has 70 PIM over 55 games played this season.
Florida Panthers: Ah, the team that got me started with the idea of this series. Going into the game on March 3rd, Roberto Luongo was the main goalie and “You can call me” Alllllll Montoya was his backup for the Panthers. Lu got hurt in the first by a shot and went to the locker room where he was (dressed in his street clothes according to FOX Sports) when he heard that Montoya had injured his groin in the third period. Continuing from the FOX Sports article, some more madness; At one point, fourth-line center Derek MacKenzie left the ice to dress as the team’s emergency goalie, but he later returned in his normal gear. They were also trying to figure out if they could legally put the Panthers goaltending coach Robb Tallas in before Lu dressed again and finished the game for Montoya. Yeah. Then, the marketing department set up a “classic” Panthers promotion where a fan could be the backup for a Panthers practice! A few days later, they called up Dan Ellis, #DanEllisProblems, and Sam Britten, 22, from the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL respectively.
Montreal Canadiens: Carey Price is taking adorable selfies with young fans while on the ice and as of March 14th had led the league with a .936 save percentage and a 1.91 goals-against average. And during this year’s All-Star Game, he was fed by some fans while on the bench. Dustin Tokarski, his trusty backup for the last two years, has played 14 games and has a .913 save percentage AND a new mask with The Greatest Superhero Ever, The Tick on it.
Ottawa Senators: Would you believe that hamburgers were being thrown on the ice and it was a GOOD reason that the fans were throwing them? Andrew “The Hamburglar” Hammond is his name and he’s the reason the Sens are still in the playoff hunt. Craig Anderson had a hand injury that lasted from the end of January until the beginning of March and poor Robin Lehner (which might actually be his proper name) was injured February 16th when he got a concussion in a collision with a teammate. As of March 15th Hammond was 10-0-1, with a .955 save percentage and 1.39 goals-against average. To celebrate his win, a Sens fans threw a hamburger at him because hockey is great.
Tampa Bay Lightning: On Feb 1st, the Lightning broke my heart and waived Evgeni Nabokov (who I will never be able to write about because I would be as biased as Stan Fischler about my feelings) and called up Andrei Vasilevskiy. The 6’3” Russian has played in 13 games with a .918 save percentage with a goals against average of 2.35 and on March 3, he had his first NHL career shutout against the Sabres. And Ben Bishop is still tall (6’7”!!) and has a glow-in-the-dark mask which is pretty awesome.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Very early in the new year, James Reimer’s wife April launched a campaign to help stop cyberbullying after she was bullied during the Maple Leafs last-minute push to get into the playoffs last season. Even though this is from December, it’s still important for people to know about. Reimer’s backup is Jonathan Bernier who got all sorts of attention for not knowing who Nelson Mandela was. At a fundraiser. For Nelson Mandela’s legacy. As of March 15, the Maple Leafs were 27-37-6 and 2nd from the bottom (the Sabres are always there for you) in the Atlantic Division standings, which is not completely the fault of the goalies but if someone could figure out what was really wrong with Toronto and be able to fix it, they would become the new mayor and possibly the King of Eastern Canada…
goalie problems, Simpsons style..
(Source: Royalshockey.com)
After a 4-3 overtime loss to Elmira on Friday and a 5-2 loss to the Kalamazoo Wings on Saturday, the Reading Royals needed a plan to win Sunday night’s game. According to forward Kevin Walrod, the usually quiet captain Bryant Molle stepped up to the plate and gave an inspiring pep talk to motivate the team. He explains, “We were almost embarrassed last night. We hadn’t lost two in a row for a long time, and we had a big speech from our captain last night after the game.
For a captain who typically leads by example rather than words, a passionate speech can come to mean a lot more. Walrod adds, “It was a first for me ever seeing him do a speech like that. It was very emotional. He was kind of just letting us know teams are trying to make playoffs right now so their amping their game up, so we have to do the same,” he adds, “We have to be prepared to match the intensity of these teams who are trying to make playoffs right now.
Molle’s speech must have worked as Walrod states, “That really hit home with the guys. We came focused and ready to play tonight.” Not only that, but the Royals would pull off a convincing 6-1 over the Wings by the end of the night.
(Source: Royalshockey.com)
1st
The Royals took an early lead in the first as Jordan Heywood scored against Kalamazoo goalie Joel Martin at just 1:07 into the period. This was Heywood’s 8th goal of the season, placing him as top scorer among the defenseman on the team. Around 17:11 Heywood took another close shot that was blocked by Martin. Fortunately, Cam Reid was there to pick up the rebound and stuff it back into the net for his 25th of the season. This would also prove to be the game winner.
2nd
In the second, the rivalry got a bit more heated. Quite a bit of chirping, scraps and brawls would break out until Olivier Labelle scored on a powerplay increasing the Royals lead to three.When asked about the physicality of the game Labelle commented,
“That was kind of like playoff hockey tonight with the fights, so it’s something to be expected.”
Not long after Labelle’s goal, Pat Mullane would come in and increase the Royals lead yet again. With a crowd around the net, Ryan Cruthers managed to kick the puck across the top of the crease where Mullane stole it and jabbed it past Martin. This would cause the desperate Wings to swap goalies from Joel Martin to Garrett Bartus.
No matter what the Wings tried, they could not stop the Royals. Before the periods end, Royal defenseman Brett Flemming would sent yet another puck into Kalamazoo’s net. After a rebounded shot from Kevin Walrod, Flemming promptly took up the puck and fired a snap shot that flew right under Bartus’ right arm. As the buzzer sounded, the Royals returned to the locker room with a comfy five-goal lead.
3rd
In the third the Royal’s hopes of a shutout were dashed when Kalamazoo finally scored. Just two minutes and four seconds into the period, Wing forward Dane Fox carried the puck down the left wing side and slipped the puck right under Connor Knapp’s pads. Reading remained confident, however, and quickly answered with another goal just over a minute later. Walrod, who was later deemed star of the game, slid one past Bartus with a shot from the mid-slot. The Royals skated away with a 6-1 win for their 500th home game in franchise history.
What’s Next?
The Royals are now headed for Canada where they will play the Brampton Beasts on Thursday, Friday and Sunday night. Many players are excited for this unique trip and some of them even have family nearby who are planning to attend the games. “It’s going to be a nice trip just to see family,” Coach Courville states.
After this trip, the Royals will return home for their 1,000th game in franchise history against the Florida Everblades. Florida currently leads the division with 86 points. The Royals trail them by three. With only twelve games left in the season, the Royals only need to pull off a few more wins to claim a spot in the play-offs.
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The USA Women’s National Team is headed to East Meadow, New York, this week for pre-camp leading up to the IIHF Women’s World Championships in Malmo, Sweden. The camp runs March 20-26.
The 23-player roster includes 13 members of the 2014 Olympic team, which came away with the silver medal in Sochi. Those players include power houses Hilary Knight, Megan Duggan, Brianna Decker, and goaltenders Molly Shaus, Jessie Vetter and Alex Rigsby.
Ten players on the roster are still playing college hockey on their respective teams, will join the team at camp following their teams’ progress from the Frozen Four in Minnesota. Five members of Boston College’s squad, including Olympian Alex Carpenter. Minnesota leading scorer Hannah Brandt, and Gophers teammate Lee Stecklein will also join the USA National Team. Michelle Picard of the Harvard Crimson and Annie Pankowski of the Wisconsin Badgers will also join the team at the end of their college team’s run.
The roster includes six Massachusetts natives: Carpenter, of North Reading; Duggan, of Danvers; Shaus, of Natick; Picard, of Taunton; and Kacey Bellamy, of Westfield.
Camp will consist of seven days of on-ice practices, with at least two days of double-sessions. View the full practice schedule here.
The team will travel to Malmo and start practices there on March 27.
The team’s tournament schedule is:
| Date |
Opponent |
Time (EST) |
| March 28 |
Canada |
10 a.m. |
| March 29 |
Finland |
2 p.m. |
| March 31 |
Russia |
6 a.m. |
| April 1 |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
| April 3 |
Semifinals |
TBD |
| April 4 |
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game |
TBD |
Ken Klee, who coached the U.S. Women’s team at the Four Nations Cup in 2014, will coach the team.
The U.S. won the gold medal in last IIHF Women’s World Championship in 2013, and has faced off against Canada in the gold medal game in all 15 prior championships.
The U.S. has won the championship a total of five times (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013).
(Photo: Alan Sullivan)
Before the puck dropped for the Boston Bruins’ St. Patrick’s Day game against the Buffalo Sabres, there had already been sound bytes in regard to not underestimating the Sabres. Though the team is at the bottom of the league in points, the Sabres are a team that shows resurgence no matter how many goals they are down. They gave the Washington Capitals a run for their money on Monday evening.
“We have a good team chemistry. Everyone wants to compete, battle hard everyday,” Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen said after the game. “We have a lot of young guys here, so everyone wants to show that they earned a spot in this league.”
Perhaps that is the missing piece to the Bruins puzzle. Could it be that too many of them no longer feel—despite what they may say in interviews—that need to prove they earned their spot?
While waiting for the Bruins players to become available for interviews post game, you could definitely sense that they were angry. Equipment bags were filled with a little more force and the slap of goalie pads hitting the floor was a little louder. Having watched the dominant play of the first 40 minutes, only to see the team not able to take the two points, there is a little satisfaction that they were angry. Emotion in hockey is good, especially for the Boston Bruins.
Patrice Bergeron (Photo: Rhonda McClure)
“Obviously it’s a disappointing result for sure. Right now we’re about getting results and getting the two points,” said Patrice Bergeron. “We know what’s going on in the standings. It’s a game tonight that we knew we needed to get and we didn’t so it is frustrating.”
There was a time when the Bruins would have checked hard and made the other team physically aware of their presence. There was a time when they would grind down the other team. They did less talking and showed their resolve on the ice in deeds.
“Yeah, we’ve told ourselves that we needed to find a way to get that second goal or even the third one,” Bergeron continued. “We needed to, kind of, find a way to give ourselves a cushion and we didn’t do that and it’s pretty easy, when you don’t have that killer instinct, for other teams to get back.”
Perhaps the Sabres’ head coach, Ted Nolan, was right when he intimated that all the time the Bruins spent with the puck in his team’s offensive zone eventually wore them out.
“It was almost like the ‘Thrilla in Manila;’ we just rope-a-doped them,” he said. “I think they got tired of going in our offensive zone for the whole period, but they almost seemed like they were in there for 19 minutes and [Anders] Lindback played great.”
Perhaps that vast amount of time in the offensive zone did lull the Bruins into a sense that all they needed to do was retain control of the puck and they could get out of the game with the two points. Though it wasn’t as if they weren’t shooting the puck on net. Of 95 shots by the Bruins, 45 of them made it to the Sabres’ net but only one got past their goaltender. However, most of the shots were not in what is often referred to as those greasy, grimy areas. And that was likely the only way they were going to get another one past Lindback.
Lindback was not Nolan’s first choice for the game against the Bruins, as he admitted that he intended to start Matt Hackett. However goaltending coach Arturs Irbe suggested playing Lindback again, though he had played the night before against the Capitals. Clearly he knew that Lindback was feeling it between the pipes.
Andrew Hammond (Photo: Dinur Blum)
Unfortunately for the Bruins, they took a single point out of what should have been an easy two. And perhaps worse, the team that is breathing down their neck now in the playoffs race is the team they see Thursday, on the road—the Ottawa Senators. And this team also has a hot goalie—Andrew Hammond. Some know him better as the “Hamburglar” for his helmet and the way he’s been stealing pucks and keeping them out of the Senators net.
The Bruins practiced Wednesday at their facility in Wilmington—Ristuccia Arena—before traveling to Ottawa. Hopefully they have embraced that anger they were feeling Tuesday night and are channeling it so that they take a killer instinct onto the ice Thursday night to take two points.
(Photo: USA Hockey)
The Frozen Four NCAA Women’s Hockey kicks off on Friday in Minneapolis, Minn., with two semi-final match-ups.
Top seed Minnesota will look to reclaim the championship this year after they were runners-up last year, losing to Clarkson University 5-4. Clarkson was knocked out in the quarterfinals this year. Minnesota won the tournament in 2013 and 2012.
Minnesota will face off against fourth-seed Wisconsin at 6 p.m. ET on Friday. Minnesota went 32-3-4 overall this season, 22-2-4 in the WCHA. Wisconsin has an overall record of 29-6-4, going 19-6-3 within the conference.
The Golden Gophers’ leading scorer Hannah Brandt has tallied 32 goals and 38 assists this season for 70 points in 38 games. The team is backstopped by Amanda Leveille, who is 26-3-3, with a 1.19 GAA and .945 SV%.
Wisconsin’s strength also lies in its goaltending, with sophomore Ann-Renee Desbiens, who is 26-6-4 with a 1.1 GAA and .943 SV%. Three players on the team have more than one point per game, with leading scorer Annie Pankowski notching 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists) in 38 games.
Second-seed Boston College will host nearby rival and third-seed Harvard University at 9 p.m. ET on Friday.
Boston College has never played in an NCAA women’s hockey championship game, but the Eagles are looking to turn that around this year. They’re led by 2014 Olympic silver medalist Alex Carpenter, a junior, who has 37 goals and 44 assists in 88 games. Freshman goaltender Katie Burt has had an impressive first season between the pipes, going 30-2-2 with a 1.0 GAA and .942 SV%.
Harvard is hoping to capture its first NCAA women’s hockey title, having been the runners-up in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Harvard went 26-5-3 overall this season, 16-4-2 in the ECAC. The team is coached by the legendary Katey Stone, a longtime coach for the school and coach of the silver-medal winning women’s hockey team from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Harvard’s squad features eight Massachusetts natives, including leading scorer Mary Parker, of Milton. She has 16 goals and 22 assists for 38 points in 33 games.
Winners of each semi-final game will play for the NCAA women’s hockey championship on Sunday, March 22 at 4 p.m. ET.
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I’m a huge fan of asian salads in a variety of formats, each person has their own recipe, each restaurant makes it differently, but I love them all. What I’m not overly fond of? The extra unnecessary calories added in at restaurants, the price and never fully knowing what’s in my salad. So, when a craving struck for this crisp salad option, I hit the produce aisle, then set up shop in my lab (the kitchen), to perfect a roughly inexpensive version at home. Is your mouth watering yet? I’d like to mention that I sliced, grated and diced enough for two, possibly even three generous portions, so the recipe accounts for that.
Ingredients
Salad
2 carrots peeled and shredded or grated
1/2 cucumber, diced into small cubes
1/2 red pepper, thin sliced
2-3 green onions sliced (I used scissors to just chop them up into small pieces)
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 head cabbage, rough chopped into small pieces
1/4 cup unsalted peanuts
Dressing
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 shakes red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon ginger (I used powdered, but you could also use ginger root and grate it)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon peanut butter, or nut butter of your choice
NOTE: I let all of the dressing ingredients sit in a sealed container for 15-20 minutes, then shook vigorously.
Pour desired amount of dressing on salad and shake! I shook mine in a sealed container, a ziplock bag would work well also. If you aren’t eating right away, I would suggest holding off on the dressing until you’re ready to eat.
If you’re looking for a fuller salad, throw some diced chicken into the mix for an added element.
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