pasta - Pacific Rim Noodle Salad

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Pacific Rim Noodle Salad

 

Recipe By :Burt, Goldberg, and Rhodes

Serving Size : 9 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms -- (3 1/2 ounce), stalks

removed and discarded, caps cut julienne

1 red bell pepper -- cut julienne

1 cup scallions -- thinly sliced

4 cups Napa cabbage -- shredded

2 cups fresh pea pods -- blanched

1 pound extra thin whole wheat spaghetti noodles

Dressing:

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce*

1 tablespoon dark roasted sesame oil*

1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce

1 teaspoon fresh ginger root** -- grated

dash hot chili oil

1 teaspoon honey

Optional garnish:

1 1/2 ounces cashews -- lightly toasted and coarsely chopped

1/4 cup fresh cilantro -- coarsely chopped

 

Put a large pot of lightly salted water on to boil for the pasta.

 

Cut up the mushrooms, bell peppers, scallions and cabbage. Combine in a large

salad bowl. Set aside.

 

Combine the dressing ingredients in a screw-top jar. Shake well.

 

Blanch the pea pods in the boiling pasta water before cooking the pasta. Plunge

them into the boiling water, remove them as soon as they turn bright green and

rinse under cold running water to set the color. Add them to the veggies.

 

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse under cold running

water and toss with half of the dressing.

 

When ready to serve, combine the pasta with the reserved veggies and the

remaining dressing. Toss well.

 

Garnish with lightly toasted cashews and cilantro.

 

Makes 9 servings.

 

Notes:

 

*Hoisin sauce and dark roasted sesame oil are found in the oriental section of

most well

 

stocked supermarkets.

 

**Will store for months in the freezer in a resealable plastic bag. Grate while

still frozen. Return unused portion to the freezer.

 

The ingredients for this recipe can be halved to serve a smaller group.

 

Variation: Your favorite noodle may be substituted for the whole wheat

spaghetti. Add finely diced firm tofu to increase the protein if desired.

 

Nutrient calculations (2 cups per serving):

Calories 252, Total Fat 3 g. (Sat. 0.5 g.), Cholesterol 0 mg., Carbohydrate 51

g.,

Dietary Fiber 4 g., Protein 10 g., Sodium 281 mg., Calcium 63 mg., Iron 3.3 mg.

Exchanges: 2 1/2 starch, 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat

 

 

Source:

" High Fit - Low Fat Vegetarian "

Copyright:

" 1996 ISBN #0-9649656-1-5 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 42 Calories; 2g Fat (45.7% calories from

fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 270mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0