Thursday, April 19, 2012

Sesame Noodle Salad

Ingredients:
  • 12 ounces of linguine or spaghetti
  • 6 ounces Chinese pea pods, strings removed and cut crosswise into thirds
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon peeled, minced ginger root
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 medium carrots, shredded
  • ½ small head red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
  • 12 ounces boneless, roasted chicken or turkey, cut into strips
Instructions:

  • in saucepan, prepare linguine in boiling salted water, as label directs
  • during the last minute of cooking, add the pea pods
  • drain linguine and pea pods
  • rinse with running cold water to cool, drain again and set aside 
  • in a small bowl, use w ire whisk to mix the peanut butter, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger root, sesame oil, red pepper, garlic, and ¾ cup very hot tap water until blended
  • in a large bowl, toss linguine, pea pods, carrots, red cabbage, and chicken with the peanut butter sauce
  • cover and refrigerate if not serving right away
  • add flour, milk, pepper, salt to the eggs
  • blend the egg mix and the vegetable mix into batter
  • bake pancakes from batter, using vegetable oil (not butter) until golden brown on both sides
  • makes 6 main dish servings
  • great for left over chicken or turkey
[recipe by Christine Dörenberg]

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