Asian Noodle Salad With Salmon And Snow Peas Recipes

ASIAN NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• For the salad: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti to al dente according to the package directions. Drain, rinse and let cool.
• Mix together the cooked spaghetti, carrots, peppers, bean sprouts, cucumbers, scallions, cilantro, napa cabbage, purple cabbage and kale. Add the peanuts and toss together.
• For the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, sesame oil and garlic in a medium bowl.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and mix together with tongs or your hands. If the salad seems a little dry, just mix up a little more of the wet ingredients of the dressing and throw it in. It's a very organic process.
• Transfer to a large platter and serve.

DANG COLD ASIAN NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium stock pot, boil water, add salt and cook noodles. When finished, place noodles in an ice water bath to cool. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine, sesame oil, vinegar, soy sauce, hot chili oil, hoisin and extra-virgin olive oil. Mix thoroughly and then combine prepared vegetables and noodles.
• Garnish with sesame seeds and peanuts.

THAI-INSPIRED NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook soba noodles according to package directions. Drain, rinse noodles with cold water, and set aside.
• Pour sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and lime juice into a large bowl. Mix in lime zest, brown sugar, garlic, and red pepper flakes; stir until sugar dissolves. Toss in carrots, cilantro, and peanuts.
• Cut noodles into 3-inch lengths. Stir into dressing mixture. Cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Toss salad again before serving. If dry, splash with soy sauce and vinegar. Serve cold.

ASIAN SNOW PEA TOSS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the marmalade, vinegar, sesame oil and ginger; set aside., Cook edamame according to package directions, adding the snow peas during the last minute of cooking. Drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl. Stir in the black beans, red pepper and green onions. Add the marmalade mixture, mandarin oranges, salt and pepper; toss to coat.

ASIAN NOODLE SALAD WITH EGGPLANT, SUGAR SNAP PEAS, AND LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Combine first 3 ingredients; add Asian sesame oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill vegetables until tender, turning often, about 7 minutes for eggplant and mushrooms and 5 minutes for green onions. Transfer mushrooms and onions to cutting board; cool slightly. Slice mushrooms and onions.
• Meanwhile, cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender but still firm to bite, about 3 minutes. Add sugar snap peas to noodles; cook 1 minute longer. Drain well. Transfer noodle mixture to large serving bowl. Add grilled vegetables.
• Whisk last 4 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Toss noodle salad with dressing; season with salt and pepper.
• Test Kitchen Tip: The cooking time of Japanese-style chuka soba noodles varies by a minute or two depending on the brand of noodle. Test them after three minutes to avoid overcooking.

ASIAN SALMON NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in boiling water until cooked al dente. Drain.
• In a small bowl, mix together ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and cayenne pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together spaghetti, carrots, cucumber, salmon and coriander.
• Pour in dressing and toss to coat salad.
• Garnish with sesame seeds.

ASIAN NOODLE SALAD WITH SALMON AND SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees.
• Bring a saucepan 2/3 full of water to a boil.
• Add the carrots and cook for 30 seconds.
• Using a slotted spoon, scoop out and immerse in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.
• Repeat with the snow peas, cooking them for 1 minute; set aside.
• Remove and discard any errant bones in the salmon.
• Place the salmon in a small roasting pan and bake until opaque throughout, about 12 minutes.
• Let cool, then shred into bite-size pieces.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Add the noodles, stir, and cook until barely tender and still firm, about 7 minutes.
• Drain and rinse under cold running water until cooled.
• Drain well, place in a large transportable bowl, and toss with 1 tablespoon canola oil to keep the noodles from sticking together.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the ¼ cup canola oil, sesame oil, vinegar, lime juice, honey, garlic, ginger, chopped basil and mint, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour the dressing over the noodles and toss to coat.
• Add the carrots and snow peas and toss again.
• Carefully toss in the salmon, keeping the pieces intact.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Garnish with mint and basil sprigs.
• Cover and keep chilled until ready to serve.

ASIAN NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• To make Vinaigrette:.
• In a bowl combine the vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Whisk well. Add the oils and whisk or shake until emulsified. Alternatively, the ingredients may be mixed in a food processor or blender. Set aside and make salad.
• To make Noodle Salad:
• In a large pot, bring water to boil over high heat. Add a pinch of salt.
• Drop in the noodles and stir vigorously.
• Cook stirring frequently, until barely tender and still quite firm to the bite.
• Drain and rinse quickly under running cold water and drain again.
• Transfer the noodles to a large bowl. Add about half the vinaigrette, and toss well.
• Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally to keep noodle strands from sticking together.
• Bring a large saucepan filled with water to a boil.
• Add the snow peas and cook until tender, about 1 minute.
• Drain, then plunge into ice water to halt cooking and preserve color. Drain well.
• Add the snow peas, green onion, peanuts, cilantro and the remaining vinaigrette to the noodles and toss gently but throughly.
• Serve at room temperature.

ASIAN NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Make sesame dressing by shaking all ingredients in a tightyly covered container.
• Set aside.
• Cook noodles as directed on pkg, adding snow peas for last 1 to 2 minutes; drain.
• Pinse with cold water; drain.
• Spray 10 inch skillet with cooking spray.
• Cook pork and gingerroot in skillet 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pork is slightly pink in center.
• Toss noodles, bell pepper, carrots, onions and pork with half of the dressing.
• Sprinkle with sesame seed.
• Serve with remaining dressing.