If you're wondering what I did with the pea tops and Thai basil, I bought, well, I made this. I don't know what to call it. Maybe you have a name for it?
My inspiration came from Michelle, at Thursday Night Smackdown. She's started making a blog post ever week called, Cheap Ass Monday, where she cooks something every Monday that's cheap (did I really need to explain that?). Last Monday she made a salad with cucumber, radish, cilantro, peanuts and more.
I think it's a great idea, considering the rising cost of food.
So I made a cheap salad of my own. I cooked some whole wheat pasta until very al dente, and drained it well. I heated sesame oil in a large skillet, added the noodles, and cooked them until they got a little crispy. I then poured a sauce over the noodles, consisting of tamari, more sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, crushed red pepper, and minced garlic and ginger. I just let it cook for 1-2 minutes, then tossed in a thick chiffonade of pea tops and baby bok choy, and let it steam for about a minute.
I wanted to serve it cold, so I cooled it for a few minutes before adding thinly sliced radish, cucumber, scallions, lime juice, fresh cracked pepper, Thai basil and chopped peanuts, before cooling it in the refrigerator for a little while.
I thought it was pretty good - I did add too much tamari, so it was on the salty side. But you know...that's how it goes.
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16 comments:
Such nice flavours Emiline! After looking at the picture my name idea is: "anoretic worms on crunchy vegetables". You can bake, you can cook, can you also sew?
Great idea. I love all of these ingredients. I like that you made the noodles a bit crunchy, only briefly steamed the vegetables, and then served this cold. Those techniques make this much more unique than the ordinary noodle salad.
Love the blend of textures and colors in that salad. Radishes are very underrated and I'm glad you gave them some time to shine.
So now cooking too. Any more hidden talents to know about? :)
That looks very tasty, Em. What about calling it Thai Salad with Crispy Noodles? Not nearly so interesting as clumbsy cookie's offering though. :-)
It's funny you should make a salad, because I made a cake!
Yeah, with food costs, we're not eating quite as well as we used to. But I love the idea of finding cheaper ways to cook and still making great food!
Great ingredients, but I have no idea what to call it!
Oh, I love everything you've put into your dish. I love the crunch of a fresh radish slice against my teeth, the tang of ginger, the crispness of steamed veg, all accented with the saltiness of some great tamari. Good job, girly. Good job.
Nice to see you do svaory. Yes we all have to learn to cook cheaper. Great dish.
This looks really incredible, Emiline! I just ate lunch and my mouth is still watering at how colorful and yummy this meal looks...man, I'm not looking forward to leftovers tonight - especially after seeing this! :P
what a wonderful mix of ingredients!! that must've tasted great Emiline!! If you don't mind, this would be a great addition to the Healthy Cooking contest I'm hosting this month!:)
i'm having trouble accepting the fact that you've posted a savory dish. don't worry, i'll get past it, as long as you provide sufficient eye candy in your next post. :)
I love the sound of this dish! Inexpensive food is so hard to come by these days.
Wish I had some for lunch!
I love the whole concept behind this salad. Crunchy noodles, vegies...all blend really well together.
Emiline:
This would be my ideal meal! I love spicy super flavorful veggie dishes!
I love the combination of flavours here...thanks for the tip about not adding so much tamari if we don't like our foods overly salty. Great dish:D
Yummy! Noodle salad is the best and judging by the photos the the other ingredients I'm sure this was spectacular.
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