Pad Thai Salad Food

PAD THAI

Steps:

• Place noodles in a large bowl, pour over plenty of boiling water. Soak for 5 minutes, then drain in a colander and quickly rinse under cold water. Don't leave them sitting around for more than 5 - 10 minutes.
• Mix Sauce in small bowl.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large non stick pan (or well seasoned skillet) over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 30 seconds.
• Add chicken and cook for 1 1/2 minutes until mostly cooked through.
• Push to one side of the pan, pour egg in on the other side. Scramble using the wooden spoon (add touch of extra oil if pan is too dry), then mix into chicken.
• Add bean sprouts, tofu, noodles then Sauce.
• Toss gently for about 1 1/2 minutes until Sauce is absorbed by the noodles.
• Add garlic chives and half the peanuts. Toss through quickly then remove from heat.
• Serve immediately, sprinkled with remaining peanuts and lime wedges on the side, with a sprinkle of chilli and a handful of extra beansprouts on the side if desired (this is the Thai way!). Squeeze over lime juice to taste before eating.

CARRIE'S PAD THAI SALAD

Steps:

• Place noodles in a bowl with enough hot water to cover; soak noodles until soft, about 10 minutes. Strain.
• Combine sugar, water, lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, and tamarind in a large saucepan over medium heat. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Heat peanut oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; stir just until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add eggs; cook and stir until almost set, 2 to 3 minutes. Add strained noodles to egg mixture; stir in 1/2 of the sauce. Continue to cook and stir noodle mixture until hot, adding additional sauce as desired, 2 to 3 minutes more. Sprinkle paprika and chili powder over the noodles.
• Layer lettuce on a serving dish or in individual bowls; drizzle with flaxseed oil. Place noodle mixture on lettuce; garnish with bean sprouts, green onion, cilantro, and peanuts. Serve with lime wedges.

PAD THAI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Generously salt and cook the pasta according to the package's directions for al dente. Drain, shaking occasionally to prevent sticking, until cooled to room temperature. 2. Meanwhile, zest the limes into a large bowl and squeeze in 1/3 cup juice. Whisk in the fish sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil, and a pinch each salt and pepper. 3. Heat the remaining tablespoon oil a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Add to the skillet along with half the garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, just until the shrimp is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the dressing. 4. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add to the same skillet along with the remaining garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the bean sprouts and scallion greens and cook, stirring, until barely wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer to the bowl with the dressing. 5. Add the carrots, pasta, and peanuts to the bowl. Toss until everything is well-coated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with the scallions and remaining peanuts. Serve warm, at room temperature, or refrigerate and serve cold.

PAD THAI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Shell all the tamarind and put into a sauce pot with about 1/4 cup of water. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly, then push through a mesh strainer, retaining the tamarind pulp and discarding the seeds and strings. Be sure to scrape the pulp off the bottom of the strainer and mix it with the rest. Now stir in the sriracha, lime juice, fish sauce, and mayo. Salt and taste the sauce and adjust to your liking.
• Chop and prep the rest of the ingredients. Drop the pasta in some boiling water. Cook the peas in with the pasta during the last 2 minutes of boiling. When it's ready, strain and immedietly toss in a bowl with the sauce, bean sprouts, and carrots. Put into the fridge to cool. When cool, add the cilantro, green onion, and peanuts and mix well. Taste and adjust your seasonings.
• I said "about" and "to taste" and "adjust seasonings" a lot in this recipe. That's cause I started with a certain amount of lime, mayo, fish sauce and sriracha, but I wasn't happy with the way it tasted after everything was mixed so I ended up adding a bunch more of all of the ingredients. The final product came out awesome, but it took a lot of tinkering. Just wanted to make sure you understand before making this!

PAD THAI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions, Rinse until cool. Drain. Cut apart.
• Whisk lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, oil, vinegar, and 1/8 tsp salt.
• Add noodles and vegetables. Toss to combine.
• Top with peanuts.

COLD THAI NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook noodles al dente (do not overcook - mushy noodles won't work).
• Strain and rinse under cold water until cooled.
• Mix or wisk together all "dressing" ingredients (peanut butter through garlic power)until blended.
• In large bowl stir together noodles, 2/3 sauce (reserve 1/3 for later), and vegetables (reserve 1/2 chopped greens from green onion).
• Chill minimum 2 hours.
• Transfer to a bowl or platter, if you you want.
• Before serving pour reserved "dressing" over noodles.
• Sprinkle sesame seeds and reserved green onions (and cilantro if used).

PAD THAI ZUCCHINI NOODLES

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, make the dressing by processing peanut butter, warm water, soy sauce, rice vinegar, fish sauce, maple syrup and lime juice until smooth. Set aside.
• Preheat large skillet on medium heat, spray with cooking spray, add eggs and cook until scrambled. Transfer to a large salad bowl.
• Wipe clean or rinse the skillet, return to medium-high heat, swirl oil to coat and add tofu with a pinch of salt. Cook until somewhat golden brown, stirring occasionally and watching closely not to burn. Transfer to the bowl with eggs.
• Then add shrimp, zucchini, bell pepper, bean sprouts, peanuts, cilantro, and green onion. Pour dressing over the salad, mix gently and serve cold.

CRUNCHY THAI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as normal and prepare all the vegetables while the noodles are cooking. When they are done rinse under cold water and add to the salad.;
• Mix all of the ingredients together in a jam jar, shake and pour over the salad. Garnish with cashew nuts or sesame seeds.;