Thai Temple Noodle Salad
- Spicy GREY POUPON Dressing
- 1-1/2 cups demerara sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup GREY POUPON Classic Dijon Mustard
- 3/4 cup gingerroot, grated
- 2/3 cup sesame oil
- scant 1/2 cup green onions, thinly sliced
- 6 Tbsp. lite soy sauce
- 6 Tbsp. sesame seed, toasted
- 1/4 cup sambal oelek
- Noodles
- 2 qt. flour
- 3 cups simmering water
- Mushrooms
- 1-1/2 qt. fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
- 1-1/2 cups lite soy sauce
- Salad
- 1-1/2 gal. napa cabbage, chiffonade
- 1-1/2 qt. asparagus spear tips, cut in half, blanched
- 1-1/2 qt. green onions, cut diaginally into thin slices
- 3 cups dry roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped Rite Aid Buy 1 Get 1 Free thru 02/06
- 3 cups cilantro, finely chopped
- 48 each baby bok choy cabbages, cut in half, blanched Safeway 1 lb For $1.28 thru 02/09
- 12 each limes, each cut into 4 wedges Safeway 3 ct For $1.00 thru 02/09
- Spicy GREY POUPON Dressing: Cook sugar and water in saucepan until sugar is completely dissolved, stirring frequently.
- Cool 10 min.
- Blend remaining ingredients in bowl with hand blender.
- Add sugar water; mix well.
- Noodles: Pulse flour in food processor until aerated.
- With motor running, gradually add water until smooth dough ball is formed.
- Divide dough into 8 balls (or into 4 balls for trial recipe).
- Place each ball in resealable plastic bag; let rest 2 hours.
- Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
- Prepare a bowl of ice water for shocking cooked noodles.
- Place 1 dough ball on work surface dusted with cornstarch; roll to 20x12-inch rectangle.
- Cut into 60 (2-inch square) noodles.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Add noodles to boiling water; cook 1 to 2 min.
- or until they float to surface, stirring frequently.
- Remove noodles from hot water, then shock in ice water.
- Drain; spread into single layer on sheet pans to dry.
- Mushrooms: Toss mushrooms with soy sauce.
- Heat large nonstick skillet on high heat.
- Working in batches, drain mushrooms then sear in hot pan 1 min.
- on each side.
- (Do not crowd mushrooms in pan.)
- Refrigerate until completely cooled.
- Cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- For each serving: Combine 1/2 cup Napa cabbage, 12 asparagus pieces, 10 Noodles, 2 Tbsp.
- onions and 1 Tbsp.
- each Mushrooms, nuts and cilantro.
- Add 2 Tbsp.
- Spicy GREY POUPON Dressing; toss to coat.
- Place 2 bok choy pieces on chilled serving plate.
- Top with salad.
- Garnish with lime wedge.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/thai-temple-noodle-salad-118658.aspx (may not work)