{"id":1985,"date":"2010-05-17T08:37:07","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2020-04-13T15:15:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T22:15:56","slug":"sesame-noodles-with-baby-greens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/sesame-noodles-with-baby-greens\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesame Noodle Salad with Peanut Ginger Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/sesame-noodles-with-baby-greens\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1989\"><br \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1989\" title=\"Sesame Noodle Salad3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad3.jpg?resize=556%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sesame Noodle Salad3\" width=\"556\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad3.jpg?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad3.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is absolutely nothing better on a hot summer&#8217;s day than a chilled noodle or pasta salad. I&#8217;m talking about this refreshing, delicious departure from your typical store-bought pasta salads laden with fat and calories from mayonnaise, but a Thai-inspired Soba noodle salad strewn with vibrant carrots, cool cucumbers and a luscious homemade peanut butter-ginger dressing.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of slippery sweet sesame noodles also adds special appeal for folks who would like salads if it weren&#8217;t for all the greens! You know who you are.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad2.jpg?resize=432%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sesame Noodle Salad2\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad2.jpg?w=432&amp;ssl=1 432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad.jpg?resize=432%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sesame Noodle Salad \" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad.jpg?w=432&amp;ssl=1 432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-29729\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"29729\" data-servings=\"3\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-tastefully-simple\">\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad3-300x226-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad3-300x226-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sesame-Noodle-Salad3-300x226-1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-buttons\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/wprm_print\/29729\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print wprm-color-accent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-color-header\">Sesame Noodle Salad with Peanut-Ginger Dressing<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-times-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-header\">Prep Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time wprm-recipe-prep_time-minutes\">15<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time-unit wprm-recipe-prep_timeunit-minutes\">mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-header\">Cook Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time wprm-recipe-cook_time-minutes\">15<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time-unit wprm-recipe-cook_timeunit-minutes\">mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-color-border\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time-header\">Total Time<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-time\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-minutes\">30<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-minutes\">mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-clear-left\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t<em>A refreshingly delicious chilled salad of sesame noodles and baby greens with cucumbers, carrots, basil and a luscious peanut-ginger dressing.<\/em>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-course-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-course-name\">Course:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSalad\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-cuisine-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-cuisine-name\">Cuisine:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-cuisine\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThai-inspired\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-servings-name\">Servings<\/span>: <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-servings wprm-recipe-servings-29729\">3<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-servings-unit\">-4 servings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-author-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-author-name\">Author<\/span>: <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-author\">Priscilla<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-color-header\">Ingredients<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">ounces<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">soba noodles or whole wheat linguine or spaghetti<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">sesame oil<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Peanut-Ginger Dressing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">recipe follows<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">basil chiffonade*<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Grated zest of 1 orange<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Grated zest of 1 lime<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">cucumber<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">peeled, cut in half lengthwise and sliced<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">scallions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">trimmed and julienned<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">bag organic mixed baby greens<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-group-name wprm-recipe-ingredient-group-name\">Peanut-Ginger Dressing:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">creamy peanut butter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">at room temperature Sesame Noodle Salad2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Juice of 1 orange<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Juice of 1 lime<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">rice wine vinegar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">soy sauce<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bd<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">red pepper flakes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">peeled<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">grated fresh ginger<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">garlic cloves<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">minced<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">canola or safflower oil<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">First<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">use a microplane (a must-have kitchen tool) for the orange and lime zest. (I had those cute always-sweet mandarin oranges called \"Cuties\" in the fridge so used four of those in place of one orange.) Then, cut the fruit in half and squeeze the juices out.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">In<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">a medium bowl<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">whisk together everything but the oil. Slowly add the oil, and whisk until all the oil is incorporated. Use immediately or refrigerate for up to 6 days. Makes approx. 1-3\/4 cups.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-color-header\">Instructions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Prepare the soba noodles or whole wheat pasta as directed on the package. Drain, rinse with cold water, toss with sesame oil in colander, and set aside or refrigerate to chill.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">In a large bowl, toss the noodles, dressing, basil, orange zest and lime zest.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Add the cucumbers, scallions, and greens, and toss gently. 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