Spring Noodle Salad with Ginger-Peanut Vinaigrette

Name: Spring Noodle Salad with Ginger-Peanut Vinaigrette
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters alfalfa sprouts; 170 grams uncooked spaghettini or angel hair; 473 milliliters (1-inch) diagonally sliced asparagus; 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 473 milliliters (3-inch) julienne-cut carrot (about 8 ounces); 118 milliliters cilantro leaves; 14 grams package dried shiitake mushrooms; 59 milliliters coarsely chopped dry-roasted peanuts, divided; 59 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh basil; 1 Tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 237 milliliters diagonally sliced green onions; 1 jalapeño pepper, halved and seeded; 2 Tbsps low-sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoons salt; 227 grams snow peas, trimmed and cut lengthwise into thin strips; 1 Tbsp roasted peanut oil or vegetable oil; 118 milliliters boiling water; 1 Tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine) or slightly sweet white wine (such as Riesling)

Spring Noodle Salad with Ginger-Peanut Vinaigrette might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe makes 4 servings with 344 calories, 13g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Spring will be even more special with this recipe. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. If you have cilantro leaves, vegetable oil, shiitake mushrooms, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

To prepare salad, combine 1/2 cup boiling water and mushrooms in a bowl; cover and let stand 30 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Water

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Bowl

Drain mushrooms in a colander over a bowl, reserving 2 tablespoons soaking liquid. Discard mushroom stems, and thinly slice mushroom caps. Cook spaghettini in boiling water 2 minutes, omitting salt and fat.

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Spaghettini

Mushrooms

Water

Salt

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Bowl

Add carrot; cook 1 minute.

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Carrot

Add asparagus; cook 1 minute.

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Asparagus

Add peas; cook 1 minute.

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Peas

Drain well.

Add mushrooms to salad; toss well.

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Mushrooms

To prepare vinaigrette, place 2 tablespoons reserved mushroom soaking liquid, cilantro, and next 9 ingredients (cilantro through jalapeo) in a food processor; process until smooth.

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Vinaigrette

Cilantro

Mushrooms

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Combine salad, vinaigrette, onions, and 2 tablespoons peanuts in a large bowl; toss well. Arrange 1 1/4 cups salad mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons sprouts; sprinkle each with 1 1/2 teaspoons peanuts.

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Vinaigrette

Peanuts