Asian Warm Pasta Vegetable Salad Food

ASIAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In large pot with boiling water, cook pasta.
• Drain, rinse pasta with cold water and let drain again. Place pasta in a large salad bowl, add broccoli, next 3 ingredients and toss well.
• In a small bowl or jar with lid, combine soy sauce and remaining 6 ingredients. Whisk together or cover tightly and shake vigorously. Pour mixture over pasta and toss gently.

ASIAN VEGETABLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat a small saucepan to medium, and add the oils, garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir and don't let the oil get too hot. Once the garlic is cooked, stir in the vinegar, tamari, water and maple syrup. Turn the heat down to medium-low, and stir occasionally while you prepare the vegetables.
• The next part of this pasta salad is to sprinkle some sea salt on the broccoli and mushrooms in a bowl with a tight-fitting lid. Add some tamari if you like for flavor, put the lid on the bowl and shake for a few minutes, until the vegetables start to wilt. Let them marinate while you chop the tomato, green onion and optional cashews.
• Cook the noodles, drain, and set aside to dry. Place the vegetables in a large bowl and pour the sauce over them and toss. Add the noodles and optional wakame and toss again. Garnish with roasted, chopped cashews.

ASIAN WARM PASTA & VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook the pasta and set aside. 2. In a large skillet or wok on high heat, heat the canola oil. Add the chopped garlic and ginger and stir fry just until fragrant; about 30 seconds. 3. Add the next 6 ingredients and stir fry for about 5 minutes. 4. Add the reserved cooked pasta and toss with the vegetables. Add more soy sauce if too dry. 5. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large serving bowl; serve warm or room temperature. 6. JUST BEFORE SERVING: Toss with Italian parsley, toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil and lemon zest. Add salt and pepper to taste.

ASIAN SUMMER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• When you cook the spaghetti, break it into thirds or fourths upon dropping it in the boiling water.
• Mix cooked and cooled spaghetti and vegetables in a large bowl.
• Set aside.
• In a small bowl mix the vegetable oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, pepper (or flakes), ginger root and garlic.
• Whisk to combine.
• Add dressing to pasta and vegetables.
• Stir well to combine.
• Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour to combine flavors.
• Garnish with chopped peanuts or cashews and cilantro.

WARM ASIAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding broccoli and carrots to the boiling water for the last 4 min.
• Meanwhile, mix barbecue sauce and dressing until blended. Grill steak 8 to 10 min. on each side or until medium doneness, brushing occasionally with 2 Tbsp. of the barbecue sauce mixture for the last 5 min.
• Drain pasta mixture; place in large bowl. Cut steak across the grain into thin slices. Add to pasta mixture along with the water chestnuts, peas and remaining barbecue sauce mixture; mix lightly. Top with nuts.

WARM ASIAN STEAK SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together all dressing ingredients.
• Pour 1/4 cup of dressing over steak in a shallow non metallic dish, turning to coat.
• Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight.
• Reserve remaining dressing.
• Grill steak 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium (if steak is about 1 inch thick).
• Let steak rest for a few minutes before carving.
• Slice thinly on the diagonal.
• In a serving dish,toss reserved dressing with salad greens, asparagus,red pepper,cucumber, green onions and coriander, if using.
• Arrange steak over salad, garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve immediately.