Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.
⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot
💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
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Drain.
Colander
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Transfer immediately to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking, and drain again.
ColanderBowl
For the Salad Dressing
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In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, gluten-free soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and garlic until smooth.
Bowl
To assemble
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Toss the gluten-free pasta with the dressing until evenly coated.
Bowl
💡gluten-free pasta rinsed in cold water stop cooking and lose their surface starch: they don't stick together, and the dressing coats each one.
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Add the cucumber, carrot and red pepper, toss and chill in the fridge 30 minutes.
Refrigerator
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Sprinkle the sesame seeds and green onion on top and serve cold.
346calories
12 gprotein
56 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 14%● carbs 66%● fat 20%
Per serving (216 g), of 4 servings
For the Cooked pasta · For the Salad Dressing · To assemble ·
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Sesame seeds: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 9 g · 573 kcal per 100 g · More about Sesame seeds →
Onion: measured in pieces: one ≈ 117 g · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Onion →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Refrigerator· Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Colander· Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
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