Asian Crispy Noodle Salad with Seame Soy Dressing

This dish is crunchy and very flavoursome.

Asian Crispy Noodle Salad with Seame Soy Dressing:

Ingredients:

Salad:

500g chinese cabbage*, shredded finely
227g can water chestnuts, drained, sliced thinly
150g snow peas, trimmed, sliced thinly
350g red capsicum, sliced thinly
100g crispy fried noodles
1/3 cup toasted unsalted cashews, chopped coarsely
1 cul loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Sesame Soy Dressing:

1 tsp sesame oil
1/4 cup soy sauce (or tamari)
1 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce
2 Tbsp lime juice (fresh is best)

Method:

1. Place chinese cabbage, water chestnuts, snow peas, capsicum and fried noodles in medium bowl.

2. Make sesame soy dressing by placing all ingredients into a screw-top jar and shaking well

3. Diving salad among serving bowls, sprinkle with nuts and coriander and drizzle with dressing.


* NOTE: Chinese cabbage is sometimes called wombok

Serves: 4

Rating: 4

5 minute Smoked Tofu, Vegetable & Noodle Stir Fry

For when you don't have much time to cook!

5 minute Smoked Tofu, Vegetable & Noodle Stir Fry:

Ingredients:

Oil, for frying
Smoked Tofu (as much as you'd like), chopped
Vegetables (e.g. broccoli, bok choy, capsicum, mushrooms, etc), chopped into bite sized pieces
Hokkien Noodles
Fresh Garlic, minced
Tamari
Seseame Oil
Mushroom "Oyster" Sauce

Method:

1. Heat a little oil in a wok or non-stick frypan. Add the garlic and vegetables (except bok choy) and stir fry for 2-3 mins.

2. Meanwhile, prepare Hokkien noodles according to packet. Add to stir frying vegetables.

3. Add tofu and bok choy, as well as a few dashes of seseame oil, mushroom "oyster" sauce, and tamari, and stir to heat through. Serve!

NOTE: you should use smoked tofu as it has a great flavour and adds smokey scents to the whole dish - if you can't find smoked tofu, any firm tofu will do.

Rating: 4