Chinese Pasta Salad With Creamy Ginger Dressing

Name: Chinese Pasta Salad With Creamy Ginger Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb precooked shanghai noodles; 1 dash sesame oil (for noodles); 1/2 lb snow peas; 1/2 lb shrimp, shelled deveined; 2 tablespoons coriander, chopped ((cilantro); 2 tablespoons scallions, minced; 1 tablespoon oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; 1/2 teaspoon Chinese wine; 3 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon egg white; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 2/3 cup vegetable oil (not olive); 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce; 2 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon cream

Submitted by WaterMelon

"I just 'adopted' this recipe from the 'orphaned' recipe list - will be making and tweaking this soon. Sounds like a lovely recipe."

Download

Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb precooked shanghai noodles
1 dash sesame oil (for noodles)
¹⁄₂ lb snow peas
¹⁄₂ lb shrimp, shelled deveined
2 tablespoons coriander, chopped ((cilantro)
2 tablespoons scallions, minced
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon white pepper
¹⁄₂ teaspoon Chinese wine
Dressing
3 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon egg white
2 teaspoons lemon juice
²⁄₃ cup vegetable oil (not olive)
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons soy sauce
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon cream

directions

Mix the marinade ingredients in a small bowl and add shrimp.
Blanch the noodles, rinse under cool water and sprinkle with sesame seed oil, toss, and set aside. (You may want to trim noodles with scissors to about 4 inches in length, to make serving easier.) Blanch whole snow peas and set aside.
Heat wok, add 1 tablespoon oil, when oil is hot, add shrimp and stir-fry until pink; set aside.
DRESSING: In a blender or food processor, mix ginger, garlic, egg yolk, egg white, and lemon.
Slowly drizzle in oil.
Mix in soy and cream; set aside.
Toss noodles, shrimps, and snow peas.
Mix in dressing to taste.
Garnish with scallions and coriander.
Serve at room temperature.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!

Reviews

I just made the dressing part of this recipe to use on a green salad served with grilled salmon. I added a little more cream to thin it out some, and only used a tablespoon of sesame oil. Also added a little salt. It was absolutely delicious!

Magpie63

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

WaterMelon

Singapore

Hi everyone! I'm addicted to recipezaar - there are so many things that I love about this site; the wonderful people, recipes, lots of great pictures and there's always someone who'll answer my cooking/baking/general question. I grew up in Malaysia, but now live in sunny Singapore. Both are beautiful tropical (read: HOT!) countries in Southeast Asia. There are so many good food here, especially ethnic stuff like spicy Malaysian curries (which will clear the worst blocked nose), flaky & crispy Indian roti paratha/canai, homey Chinese stir-fries, rich & decadent Asian desserts like kuih lapis (Malay many-layers cake), pineapple tarts, crumbly peanut cookies etc. <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zaarfreak/REI/12may05REI2_S.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

View Full Profile