Chopstix Glass Noodle Salad
Submitted by Donnajean
Crunchy, cool, and tossed in a zingy ginger-sesame dressing with orange zest, this glass noodle salad with snow peas, red cabbage, and enoki mushrooms is a no-cook showstopper ready in 30 minutes.
YIELD
6 servingsPREP
20 minCOOK
0 minREADY
30 minThink of this as the salad that makes you forget you’re eating healthy.
Slippery bean thread noodles get tossed with crisp snow peas, shredded red cabbage, sweet red pepper slivers, and delicate enoki mushrooms. The whole thing gets drenched in a ginger-garlic dressing brightened with fresh orange zest and cilantro.
It’s the kind of dish that looks like it took an hour but comes together in about 30 minutes, most of that just soaking the noodles.
Make it up to two hours ahead and let those flavors get to know each other.
Kitchen Tips
- Don’t skip the ice bath for the snow peas. That quick blanch-and-shock keeps them snappy and bright green.
- Cut bean threads after soaking, not before. Dry noodles shatter everywhere; wet ones cooperate.
- Use toasted sesame oil for deeper, nuttier flavor in the dressing.
- Daikon adds crunch and a peppery bite. If you can’t find it, try jicama as a swap.
Ingredients
Directions
Soak bean threads or rice sticks in hot water until soft, about 30 minutes.
Drain thoroughly and cut into 4-inch lengths.
Snap off stems of snowpeas and discard.
Blanch snowpeas for 5 seconds in in 2 quarts boiling water.
Immediately transfer snowpeas to a bowl of ice water.
When cold, drain and pat dry, then cut into fine slivers.
Stem and seed pepper, then slice into 2-inch slivers.
Remove and discard dirty ends of mushrooms and separate strands.
In a food processor or blender, mince the garlic and ginger.
Add orange peel, cilantro and green onions.
Process until finely minced, then add remaining dressing ingredients and blend to combine.
To assemble, combine the bean threads (or rice sticks) with the other salad ingredients.
Pour the dressing over and toss to combine thoroughly.
May be prepared up to 2 hours in advance.
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