Mandarin Noodle Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb dried linguine, broken into fourths
• 1/4 cup soy sauce, i use tamari i think it's a better quality soy
• 1/4 cup water (because of the soy sauce..i used about half of the water the recipe calls for)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 cups small cherry tomatoes, halved
• 3/4 cup carrot, cut into thin bite size strips
• 1 1/2 cups fresh pea pods, sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced green onion
• 4 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 cook the linguine according to pkg directions. drain linguine and transfer to an extra large mixing bowl.
• 2 in a jar with a screw top lid, combine soy sauce, water, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, ginger and i also added a pinch or two of crushed red chili pods. cover and shake well.
• 3 pour over hot linguine; toss gently to coat. cool.
• 4 add the tomato, carrot, pea pods and green onions to linguine mixture; toss gently to combine. cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.
• 5 let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before serving.
• 6 add sesame seeds. toss gently before serving.