Shanghai Noodle Salad

Pasta and Noodle - Dinner

Tangy, addictive, Asian pasta salad. Great for lunch boxes! Instead of chili flakes, you can add 1/4 teaspoon of chili paste to the whisked dressing ingredients.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Additional: 2hrs15 mins

Total: 2hrs40 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Shanghai Noodle Salad

Ingredients

1 pound fresh thick Chinese wheat noodles

¼ cup ketchup

3 ½ tablespoons sesame oil

3 ½ tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 ½ teaspoons lime juice

¼ cup chopped green onion

2 carrots

peeled and shredded

1 small zucchini

cut into matchsticks

1 red bell pepper

cut into matchsticks

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Haluski - Cabbage and Noodles

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling stir in the Chinese noodles and return to a boil. Cook the noodles uncovered stirring occasionally until they have cooked through about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Rinse the noodles with cold water several times to chill then drain again.

Step 2

In a large salad bowl whisk together the ketchup sesame oil soy sauce brown sugar kosher salt and lime juice until the brown sugar has dissolved. Place the noodles green onion carrots zucchini red pepper sesame seeds and red pepper flakes into the bowl and gently toss to thoroughly mix the salad and coat with dressing. Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutritional Information

Shanghai Noodle Salad

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 258.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5.2g 10%

Carbohydrates: 41.9g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 1.4g 6%

Sugars: 6.9g

Fat: 7.4g 11%

Saturated Fat: 1g 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 3697.7IU 74%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.3mg 10%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 24.7mg 41%

Folate: 19.7mcg 5%

Calcium: 36.9mg 4%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 16.2mg 6%

Potassium: 240.9mg 7%

Sodium: 1314.8mg 53%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 66.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.