Friday, June 5, 2009

Asian Noodle Salad

Asian Noodle Salad CU1

Sometimes I crave veggies and noodles, almost as much as I crave chocolate….almost but not quite. About midweek and had a hankering for some noodle salad, so I used the food blog search and typed in Asian Noodle Salad. After looking through about 100 posts, I narrowed it down to a few and then ultimately chose this one from Nourshing Gourmet. I like that it was quick and included a recipe for a very tasty sauce. It's also a great way to use up any leftover veggies you have hanging out in the fridge.

This recipe came together in about 10 minutes.

Asian Noodle Salad
Printable recipe

1 – 8 ounce package of thin noodles. I like buckwheat Udon noodles, but use what you love, but make sure you use a long, thin noodle. Cook according to the package directions.

3 – 4 cups of thinly shredded veggies such as carrots, zucchini, cabbage, steamed sugar snap peas, asparagus, etc. I really save time by using a bag of broccoli slaw. It has thinly sliced broccoli, red cabbage and carrots all pre-sliced and ready for eating. I had bought some baby bok choy at the Asian market, so I used that up too. Looked in the crisper drawers and discovered a zucchini, so in that went to. Really just about any veggies you have will work great with this.

Asian Noodle Salad CU

Many thanks to my chopstick assistant Mitchell.

Sauce:
1/3 cup peanut butter
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
¼ cup oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
Sesame seeds for garnish

Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

While the pasta is cooking steam or stir-fry any veggies that you need to be cooked a bit. When the noodles are done, rinse them in cold water and drain. In a bowl combine the noodles, sauce and veggies. Mix to combine. This can be served cold or room temp. I like mine either way.

Asian Noodle Salad with Udon

8 comments:

June said...

Oooh, Asian noodles are THE perfect summer dish. The girls' birthday is mid-summer, and once they requested a noodle party. We did so many different kinds, and it was a swoon-fest. Can't wait to try this version. Thanks for sharing, Lisa!

test it comm said...

I really like Asian inspired noodle salads with peanut butter like this!

Unknown said...

hey chris here, just thought i'd throw in my two cents here.
Two popular noodles in Japan are soba and udon. They can be eaten hot or cold.
Soba noodles are made of buckwheat and thought to have originated in China.

Udon noodles are made by mixing flour with salt water, then kneading, stretching, and cutting the dough into strips.

These noodles here are Soba. yummy.

Bunny said...

It looks delicious and something the kids would go bonkers over!

Lisa said...

This salad really appeals to me and the dressing sounds easy enough to tackle on a summer day. I think I'll have to try it!

Mayberry Magpie said...

This looks so yummy -- and healthy. I've never tried soba noodles, but I'm giving this one a spin.

Karine said...

I love buckwheat noodles! And your salad very tasty:)

Tia said...

looks so good!