Tonight I made the
Sriracha Rainbow Noodle Salad that Victw posted recently, and it’s delicious. It’s the perfect dish to take to potlucks with SAD eaters, very creamy and flavorful.
I made some tweaks to the recipe, and have some alterations when I make it in the future.
One package of fresh udon noodles was the right amount. I used 1 cup edamame in place of tofu, but will use less in the future, maybe 2/3 cup? I used a bag of prechopped coleslaw mix in place of cabbage and carrots. I skipped tha basil entirely because I don’t like basil, and used canned pineapple for convenience.
The dominant flavors of the salad are the cilantro and sriracha, a combination that I love. For a dressing, I blended soaked cashews, lime juice, water and soy sauce, and served the sriracha on the side because I’m the only one here that likes spicy.
There are way too many “fatty” components, and might be normal to the general population, but made the salad a bit too rich for me, and the flavors too muted to keep. Next time I will skip the coconut, hemp seeds and avocado. I’ll keep the peanuts and sprinkle roasted sesame seeds, which support the “Asian” theme and are quite flavorful. I chose edamame instead of tofu out of a combination of laziness and desire for a whole food.
RAINBOW NOODLE SALAD
Dressing
1/2 c cashews
2-3 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp soy sauce
sriracha, to taste
Salad
1 pkg fresh udon noodles
2/3 c shelled edamame
2 c chopped cilantro
1/2 c chopped scallions
1 bag coleslaw mix
1 c chopped pineapple
1/2 c chopped peanuts (I used dry roasted and lightly salted)
3 tbsp pickled ginger, chopped
2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
Whiz up dressing in blender. Cook noodles and rinse under cold water. Combine everything in a bowl and devour.
Somewhat funny side note: my in-laws think I’m nuts. We were over for taco night this past weekend, and I brought some beans and rice to share. I put together my plate of rice topped with beans, salsa and a bit of guacamole. Someone looked over and exclaimed in surprise, “That
actually looks good!” Usually when I’m over I just nuke a potato or eat a can of beans, and I just realized they all think I eat like that all the time. I feel like I’m doing a great disservice to our way of eating, because I’m not representing well to some people that would really benefit from dietary changes. From now on I am going to work on taking tasty dishes with me so they can see that being healthy and delicious dinners go hand-in-hand.
Last edited by Lyndzie on Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.