Noodles (usually rice noodles), cooked and rinsed in cold water, tossed in an Asian dressing (peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon) with fresh vegetables, and topped with roasted peanuts and scallions.
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.
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Transfer immediately to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking, and drain again.
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For the Salad Dressing
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In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice and salt until smooth.
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Toss the noodles with the dressing until evenly coated.
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💡Noodles rinsed in cold water stop cooking and lose their surface starch: they don't stick together, and the dressing coats each one.
319calories
4 gprotein
51 gcarbs
10 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 65%● fat 30%
Per serving (81 g), of 4 servings
For the Cooked pasta · For the Salad Dressing ·
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Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
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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Possible additions: Cucumber · carrot · Red pepper · Spinach leaves · Chilling in the fridge (30) · Roasted peanuts on top · Sesame on top · Green onion on top · Chili pepper on top · Cilantro on top · Tuna · Cherry tomatoes · Olives · Red onion · Basil leaves at the end
