Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Holy Cow

I cannot deal with how good this recipe was!!  I halved the recipe just in case it didn't turn out but now i'm wishing I would have made the entire thing!  Maybe it's better this way bc I probably would have eaten all 4 servings.  One serving is 12P+.  This isn't the lightest dish but if you're craving something cold & crunchy, vegetable-y, and fulfilling (thank you oils!!) then make this!!  I'm even going to put the recipe on here -

IowaGirlEat's Asian Noodle Salad
Serves 4.

Ingredients:
For the salad:
4oz linguini, dry
1 cup frozen edamame (Didn't use in my dish, didn't need to add more points!)
1 large cucumber, seeded & chopped
1 cup chopped baby spinach (Increased it to 1 & 3/4 cup; you could add more)
1 1/2 cups broccoli slaw
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped
1/3 cup salted peanuts, chopped
2/3 block extra-firm tofu, pressed & cubed
Lime wedges to garnish each serving

For the dressing: (So Gooood!)
1 lime, juiced
4 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 Tablespoons peanut oil
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil (I only had olive oil, it worked fine)
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
2 Tablespoons agave nectar
1 inch fresh ginger, finely minced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced

*You probably could get away with using 2/3 - 3/4th of the sauce only; which would help decrease the pts value of the dish.
*Any veggies can be substituted and sugar can be used instead of avage nectar. 

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. When the pasta has three minutes left, add edamame into the boiling water. Drain and rinse with cold water, then pour into a large bowl and add remaining salad ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Pour over salad and mix to combine.

Her photos are much better than mine but here you go:


I added more spinach.  This is going to be the best lunch that i'll probably end up eating for breakfast.

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