Magic Noodle Salad Recipes

NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the honey, Dijon, Greek yogurt and cider vinegar. Using a spiralizer, spiralize the carrots and add to the dressing along with the salt; toss well
• Using a peeler, make ribbons of cucumber working your way around the vegetable, and stopping when you get to the seeds. Blot the ribbons on a clean towel to remove excess water. Add the ribbons to the bowl with the carrots along with the red pepper, noodles and cranberries. Toss well to coat in the dressing and serve.

EASY PAD THAI

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine the chicken stock, rice vinegar, lime juice, brown sugar, fish sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and cayenne pepper in a cup or small bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Set aside.
• Place the chopped chicken in a bowl and toss with the 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the rice noodles and cook approximately 6 minutes, or until soft enough to bend easily but still firm and a little crunchy when you try to eat it (undercooked by regular standards). Drain and rinse noodles briefly with cold water to keep them from sticking. Set aside.
• Heat a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle in the oil and swirl around. Add the garlic, chili, and galangal or ginger. Stir-fry 1 minute.
• Add the chicken and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add the shrimp, continuing to stir-fry until they turn pink and chicken is opaque-about 2 to 3 minutes.
• When pan becomes dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of the pad thai sauce-just enough to keep ingredients frying nicely.
• Push the ingredients to the side of the pan (if the pan is dry, drizzle in a little oil). Crack the egg into the empty space and stir-fry quickly to scramble.
• Add the drained noodles plus 3 to 4 tablespoons of the pad thai sauce. Using two utensils, lift and turn the noodles with the other ingredients. Continue in this way, adding more sauce every minute or two, until all the sauce has been added and noodles are chewy and a little bit sticky, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Fold in the bean sprouts and green onion. Remove from heat and taste-test, adding more fish sauce or lime until the desired taste is achieved.
• Portion out onto individual plates and add a lime wedge on the side. Top with a sprinkle of chopped peanuts.

MAGIC SPAGHETTI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook and drain spaghetti, rinsing it cold water.
• Chop green peppers, green onions and tomatoes and put in deep salad bowl.
• Add cooked & cooled noodles.
• Add olives and Parmesan cheese, mix well with other ingredients all ready in the bowl.
• Combine salad dressings with sugar and pour over salad bowl mixture. Mix well.
• Add salt & pepper, mix again.
• Cover with a lid and let sit for 12 hours or overnight before serving.

MAGIC NOODLES (SPICY THAI PEANUT CURRY NOODLES)

Steps:

• Begin by poaching the chicken breast. (If you are using tofu, bake, fry, or steam your tofu. That is up to you!).
• Wrap chicken in a tin-foil wrapper and place in a baking dish. Bake at 425 for about 30 minutes or until cooked completely through. While the chicken is baking, begin the sauce.
• Pour the coconut milk into a large skillet with high sides and gently warm on medium heat for a couple minutes. Add the peanut butter and melt. As the peanut butter melts, add in the rest of the sauce (save 1/2 cup chopped peanuts) ingredients and stir fully. Let gently simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Start a large pot of water to boil for the noodles.
• Rinse and slice the peppers into thin strips.
• Rinse the rest of the veggies and add all of the veggies to the sauce.
• Cover and let continue to simmer on lowest heat.
• When the chicken is finished cooking, remove it from the oven and the foil & let it rest for a few minutes or until cool enough to slice. Slice the chicken into slices or chunks and add to the sauce and toss.
• Rice noodles cook fairly quickly, so keep your eye on them. Add rice noodles to boiling water and let cook according to the package directions (about 6-8 minutes). Test by eating one of the noodles for doneness. Noodle should be al dente -- cooked but not overcooked.
• Drain noodles.
• Turn off heat.
• Add a small amount of the coconut peanut butter sauce to the large pasta pot.
• Return the noodles to the pot.
• Pour the rest of the sauce with veggies on top of the noodles.
• Toss thoroughly.
• Serve with a garnish of chopped peanuts on top.

MAGIC NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• For the noodles: Soak the noodles and butterfly pea flowers in 16 ounces water overnight.
• Once soaked, remove the noodles from the flower water. Bring the blue flower water to a boil; cook the noodles in the blue water until done, about 2 minutes. Immediately transfer the noodles into temperate water to stop the cooking process.
• For the toppings: Place the noodles in a mixing bowl and add the shrimp, tomatoes, peanuts, bacon, green onion, cilantro and shallot.
• For the dressing: Mash the garlic and chile in a mortar and pestle. Add the palm sugar and fish sauce and pound until dissolved. Stir in the lime juice.
• Add the dressing to the noodles and toppings and toss together!