Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Use Your Noodle Salad
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Ingredients:
1/2 pound vermicelli or thin spaghetti, broken in half1 1/2 cups snow peas, snapped in half
1 small yellow summer squash, cut into thin bite-size strips
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup shredded bok choy or savoy cabbage Orange sections to garnish
3 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
Citrus-Sesame Dressing
1/4 cup fresh orange juice2 Tbsp. honey
4 Tbsp. white wine vinegar or rice vinegar
1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
1/8 tsp. coarse salt
1/4 cup olive oil
Directions:
1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions and drain it. Immediately rinse the pasta under cold running water and drain it again.
2. In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, snow peas, summer squash, carrots, and bok choy.
3. To make the dressing, combine the orange juice, honey, vinegar, sesame oil, and salt in a small bowl and vigorously whisk the mixture. Slowly pour in the olive oil, whisking all the while.
4. Pour enough dressing over the pasta and vegetables to coat them lightly, then toss them again. Just before serving, top the salad with orange sections and a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds.
Nutritional Information Per serving (1 cup): 263 Calories, 6g Protein (12% dv), 36g carbohydrates (12% dv), 11g total fat (17% dv), 0mg cholesterol (0% dv), 1g saturated fat (7% dv), 281mg sodium (12% dv), Vitamin A (98% DV), Vitamin C (41% DV)
Source: FamilyFun magazine