Monday, May 16, 2011

Elise's Sesame Noodles

Tonight’s recipe comes from Kitchendaily.com, by way of EatingWell.com. It is basically an oriental dish. Jim was real excited when he learned that Max was having leftover steak from our night out and he was eating noodles.
Ingredients:
1# whole-wheat spaghetti
½ C reduced-sodium soy sauce
2T sesame oil
2T canola oil
2T rice-wine vinegar
1 ½ t crushed red pepper (I used half, but my crushed red pepper is really strong)
1 bunch scallions, sliced, divided
¼ C chopped fresh cilantro, divided
4 C snow peas, trimmed and sliced on the bias (this did not work. All the snow peas went to the bottom and did not incorporate, if anything, I would cut in half lengthwise or leave whole to better intermingle with the pasta)
1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced
½ C sesame seeds
Directions:
1. Start the pasta water and be sure to add salt. I use about 2t.
2. Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, canola, oil, vinegar, crushed red pepper, ¼ C scallions and 2 T cilantro in a 1 C measuring cup.
3. Cook spaghetti until just tender, about 8 minutes. Follow package directions.
4. Mix pasta with the cup of liquid, snow peas and bell pepper. Mix in the sesame seeds and garnish with remaining scallions and cilantro.
This recipe does not tell how many it serves. Jim ate three big helpings. We have enough left over for lunch; I will add the leftover chicken from the other night. This took, no time to prepare.

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