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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