Spicy Noodle Salad
Servings: 6 -8
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Ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons tahini paste
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari sauce
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar or honey
- 1-2 tablespoons of hot sesame oil add more if you like it spicier
- 3/4 cup canola or safflower oil
- A handful of fresh cilantro chopped coarse
- 1 pound spaghetti noodles cooked to al dente
- 1/2 cup scallions cut in quarter inch pieces
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds toasted in a dry saucepan until just browned
- 1/4 pound snow peas trimmed and blanched until bright green and crisp-tender
- Optional: 1/2 roasted chicken pulled and torn into bite size pieces, or 2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips and sautéed or 1 cup of diced firm tofu
Instructions
- Whisk the garlic, tahini, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and hot oil together.
- Slowly blend in the canola or safflower oil.
- Toss with noodles, snow peas, scallion greens, cilantro, tofu/chicken and half of the toasted sesame seeds.
- Sprinkle with remaining sesame seeds and season with salt and pepper to taste.