Salads - A Different Twist On Pasta Salads

Posted by Chantel M,, Recipe By KC Kudra 

Popular pasta salads might include ingredients like tuna, cheese, beef, or chicken but there are lots of options if you want to make something a little more unusual. You can use any type of pasta or noodles and add whichever ingredients you want, to make creative and unique recipes. What about making an Asian pasta salad?
The following recipe is easy to make and the results are great. You can use buckwheat noodles, mung bean threads, or angel hair pasta instead of the rice noodles if you want. Rinse them under cold water before using them so they do not stick together. Use chicken instead of tofu if you prefer it and to add more color you can also add some red cabbage as well as green cabbage.
What You Will Need:

• 4 cups cooked rice noodles
• 1/4 cup chopped peanuts or almonds
• 1 sweet red onion
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 cup cubed baked tofu
• 1 cup cooked edamame
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar
• 2 grated carrots
• 1 chopped cabbage
• 2 tablespoons chopped pickled ginger

How To Make It:
Combine the soy sauce with the oil, pepper, vinegar, pickled vinegar, and minced garlic and whisk well until the oil looks like tiny beads. Mix the noodles with the tofu and grated vegetables. Pour the sauce over the noodles and toss well. Keep this salad chilled until you want to serve it.
How To Make A Moroccan Pasta Salad
This delicious salad, which serves four people, combines Mediterranean flavors with Middle Eastern ones. This is a great recipe for a buffet centerpiece and the orange segments, pine nuts and mint leaves make a beautiful garnish.
What You Will Need:

• 1/4 cup each green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper and chopped fresh parsley
• 5 oz cooked elbow pasta
• 16 orange segments
• 1/2 cup each golden raisins and chopped scallions
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh mint
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon each garlic and cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon each black pepper, white sugar, salt and cinnamon
• 4 romaine or spinach leaves
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts and whole mint leaves, for garnish

How To Make It:
Whisk the orange zest with the fresh mint, orange juice, garlic, sugar, salt, spices, and yogurt to make the dressing. Add the raisins, bell peppers, parsley, and scallions to the pasta, then stir in the dressing.
Cover the bowl and chill the salad for an hour or until it is cold. Put a lettuce leaf on each plate, then add 4 orange segments to each one, spacing them around the outside of the plates. Divide the salad between the plates, leaving some of the orange segments in sight. Garnish each plate with mint leaves and pine nuts.

If you enjoy experimenting with pasta, what about making a delicious crab salad recipe with your favorite kind of pasta? You can make a budget version with Krab and the resulting imitation crab salad recipe will make a great appetizer, lunch or dinner.
Why be Crabby When You can be a Salad - CrabSalads.com

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