
Sesame-ginger pasta salad
5
5
2
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
35 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
This pasta salad is packed with fresh crisp vegetables, salty nuts and Asian seasonings. It's a flavorful side dish that's easy to prepare. Ready in just over 30 minutes, you can use this salad as the start to a meal as well as the base to a dinner, ready for grilled shrimp, seared scallops or grilled chicken. Keep it vegan with some seared tofu on top. Have a cook-out, serve this pasta alongside some grilled flank steak, thinly sliced. If peanuts are an issue, try using toasted sesame seeds for a similar crunch and a nut-like flavor.
Ingredients
Uncooked whole-wheat spaghetti
8 oz, or buckwheat soba noodles
Water
¼ cup(s)
Low sodium soy sauce
2½ Tbsp
Canola oil
2 Tbsp
Rice wine vinegar
2 Tbsp
Dark sesame oil
2 tsp
Ginger root
1½ tsp, freshly grated
Sugar
1 tsp
Minced garlic
½ tsp
Cucumber(s)
1 cup(s), English-variety, cut into 2-inch long thin sticks, divided
Fresh radish(es)
¾ cup(s), sliced, thinly sliced and then each slice cut in half, divided
Uncooked carrot(s)
¾ cup(s), thinly sliced diagonally and then each slice cut in half, divided
Uncooked scallion(s)
¼ cup(s), sliced, divided
Peanuts
3 Tbsp, chopped, divided
Crushed red pepper flakes
¼ tsp