Cold Asian Noodle Salad With Ponzu Vinaigrette Recipes

Steps:

• Make the ponzu sauce:
• Place the stock, soy sauce, and sugar in a small saucepan and heat slowly until small bubbles appear around the rim. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the bonito flakes. Wait 2 minutes, then add the lemon and/or lime juice. Strain the mixture through a fine-woven muslin cloth- or coffee filter-lined colander. Chill the sauce for at least 20 minutes, or refrigerate up to several days.
• Assemble the salad:
• If the cooked noodles seem sticky or pasty, quickly rinse in cold water and drain well. Divide them among 4 shallow serving bowls. Garnish the noodles with sesame seeds and chives or scallions. Serve the chilled ponzu sauce on the side to drizzle on and toss in just before eating.

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.

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, rice vinegar, ponzu sauce, honey, and garlic in a small bowl until blended.

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil, and season generously with salt.
• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, and mix well.
• Once the water boils, cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 3/4 cup pasta cooking water, then drain. Transfer pasta to a large bowl. Add half the dressing and 1/4 cup pasta water, season with salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat.
• Meanwhile, in a large deep-sided saucepan, heat safflower oil over medium. Add onion and bell peppers, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden and tender, about 10 minutes. Add snap peas and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, 1/4 cup pasta water and the remaining dressing. Stir to deglaze the pan and lift the browned bits on the bottom of the skillet, then add vegetable mixture (with sauce) and scallions to pasta and toss until well combined (add more pasta water if thinner sauce is desired). Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds, if using.

Steps:

• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shrimp; sauté 5 minutes or until done. Remove from heat. Cook noodles according to package instructions, omitting salt and fat. Drain; rinse under cold water. Drain well. Combine noodles, haricots verts, mushrooms, onion, carrots, and shrimp in a large bowl. Combine ponzu and oil in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add oil mixture to noodle mixture; toss gently to coat noodles. Add sesame seeds, tossing gently to combine. Cover and chill 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups) NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 316(27% from fat); FAT 9.5g (sat 1.4g,mono 3.2g,poly 4.1g); PROTEIN 18.4g; CHOLESTEROL 86mg; CALCIUM 60mg; SODIUM 795mg; FIBER 1.7g; IRON 2.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 40.1g