Asian Noodle Salad (Persian Lime Olive Oil and Pear Balsamic)

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This is another of our Miracle Noodle-inspired recipes! (The other is our Tex Mex Salad.)

This Asian Noodle Salad was chosen over pasta and potato salads by a panel of kids under 10 at our food demo at the Orange County Fair. We were so surprised that they asked for seconds of this. Kids know best!

Asian Noodle Salad

What you will need:

  • 1 package of Miracle Noodle, angel hair variety prepared per instructions. NOTES: Make sure to rinse the noodles thoroughly with water first to remove any fishy aroma. Also, cook until thoroughly dry so your dressing is not watered down. As a substitute you can use any good ramen noodle, cooked and thoroughly drained. Cool noodles before using in the salad.

  • Water chestnuts, drained and sliced thin

  • Cabbage, sliced thin

  • Sugar snap peas, with ends broken off and sliced into small pieces

  • Grated carrots

  • Cucumber, peeled and diced

  • Raw sunflower seeds

  • 3 tablespoons of enfuso lime olive oil

  • variation - 3 tablespoons of pear balsamic vinegar

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Noodles, oil, cabbage, water chestnuts, carrots and more
Ingredients chopped and on a plate

Once you have all of your ingredients, you simply mix together the noodles and the salad items together.

Then you add the dressing; there are two variations.

  • For a tangy citrus and lighter flavor use just Persian Lime Olive Oil.

  • For a sweet/sour richer dressing, blend the Persian Lime Olive Oil and the Pear Balsamic Vinegar together with a whisk until they form a creamy dressing.

Also, if you do not want to use miracle noodles, this recipe is great with any ramen noodle.

To add the dressing, drizzle over the top, add a pinch or two of kosher salt and several grinds of fresh ground pepper, and then cut through several times with a knife. This will serve the benefits of:

  • cutting the noodles down to size a bit,

  • blending the dressing and spices through the noodles, and

  • mixing the salad ingredients into the noodles.