Ina’s crunchy noodle salad is filled with Asian spices and flavors, and makes for the perfect lunch.
Get the recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/crunchy-noodle-salad-recipe-1947062
Crunchy Noodle Salad
Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten
Total: 35 min
Active: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Level: Easy
Ingredients
Kosher salt
1/2 pound thin spaghetti
1 pound sugar snap peas
1 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1 tablespoon honey
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
3 tablespoons toasted white sesame seeds, divided
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
2 red bell peppers, cored and seeded, and thinly sliced
4 scallions (white and green parts), sliced diagonally
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, bring another large pot of salted water to a boil, add the sugar snap peas, return to a boil, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until crisp tender. Lift the sugar snap peas from the water with a slotted spoon and immerse them in a bowl of ice water. Drain.
For the dressing, whisk together the vegetable oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons sesame seeds and peanut butter in a medium bowl.
Combine the spaghetti, sugar snap peas, peppers and scallions in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the spaghetti mixture. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds and the parsley and toss together.
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The only thing healthy about that "so called", salad was the red peppers and sugar snap peas! I'm not counting the scallions, as there wasn't much
So much oil 😳?
This looks good, but like so many others, I would use cilantro. Believe it or not, I think parsley tastes bitter. And not bitter in a good way. It's just nasty.
You'll have diarrhea for weeks with all that oil lol
Damn, that's a lot of vegetable oil.
1 cup of oil, sesame oil and peanut butter?
I would hate to see the fat content of that salad…. other than that it looks pretty good.
Ina has a special touch. One of the best chefs.
I think the red peppers would be better cooked and not raw like that
If she says. “Great flavor” just one more time….I swear I got your “great flavor” right here!!!
Thank you Ina. This just gave me an idea for dinner tomorrow
Yuck
OMG this suppose veg salad would cause the thin spagh to limp. [Ina] should have researched an Asian noodle with the veg sliced at an angle.
Yuck
I could watch her cook all DAY!
I made this. It was awesome!
Why parsley for the topping (and not cilantro)?
Parsley???
How is this a “crunchy noodle” salad? That pasta looks pretty limp to me. Also, those vegetables are enormous! I don’t want to have to use a knife to eat a salad. Even the onions were cut huge. Looks godawful.
Yuck
Looks luscious!!