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Pasta/Potato: Chinese Pasta Salad & Ginger Dressing

Source of Recipe

Morten's Recipes


List of Ingredients

1 pound precooked shanghai noodles
1/2 pound trimmed snow peas
2 tablespoons chopped coriander

SHRIMP MARINADE:
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Chinese cooking wine
3 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon cream

OTHER:
1 dash sesame oil for noodles
1/2 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 tablespoons minced scallions
1/4 teaspoon white pepper

DRESSING:
1 small clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon egg white
2/3 cup sesame oil
2 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil


Recipe

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. Serves 4