Szechwan Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
2 lb angel hair pasta 1/2 lb cooked turkey 1 bunch green onions 1 cup mini corn-on-cobs carrots 4 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 1/4 lb snow peas red bell peppers 1 bunch cilantro 1 can water chestnuts, dressing- 2 cup mayonnaise 3/4 cup soy sauce 1 tbsp szechuan hot oil, or to tast 1/4 cup sesame oil 1 tbsp dijon mustard 2 garlic cloves, or more
Instructions:
Cook pasta until Al Dente. Dice turkey, bell pepper and peeled carrots. Drain and slice water chestnuts. Remove stems from cilantro and use leaves only, saving a few leaves as garnish. Chop green onions. Slice mini corn cobs. Slice snow peas on diagonal into thin strips. Toast sesame seeds and reserve 1 TBL for garnish. Toss all ingredients together. Dressing: Combine all ingredients in food processor and process until well-blended. Add to salad and toss. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro. Makes 14 cups. Recipe from LEXI KERN As used by Terry Grant at her restaurant in Tucson.
NOTE: I double the turkey, snow peas and corn cobs in this recipe. The dressing is also wonderful for turkey or chicken salad with jicama, red pepper, and green onions.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 555 Calories; 34g Fat (53.3% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 51g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 23mg Cholesterol; 1091mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 14
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