Seafood Pasta Salad - Asian Seafood Pasta Dish

• 8 ounces soba noodles
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil
• 1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 pound snow peas, stemmed and stringed
• 1/4 pound medium shrimp, shelled, deviened and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1/4 pound bay scallops
• 2 tsp (10 ml) minced fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) Asian sesame oil (dark)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) thinly sliced scallions or green onions
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce

1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles until tender but still firm, about 7 minutes then drain well.
2. Meanwhile, in a wok or large dry skillet, cook sesame seeds over medium heat, stirring until lightly toasted and fragrant, about 2 minutes.
3. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
4. Add oil to wok and heat over medium-high heat.
5. Add bell bepper and stir-fry until slightly softened, about 1 minute.
6. Add snow peas, shrimp and scallops.
7. Cook, stirring and tossing often, until shrimp are bright pink and scallops are firm and opaque throughout, 3 to 4 minutes.
8. In a large bowl, combine noodles with seafood and vegetables.
9. Add ginger, sesame oil, sesame seeds, scallions and soy sauce; toss well to mix.
10. Serve at room temperature.

noodles, sesame seeds, vegetable oil, red bell pepper, snow peas, shrimp, bay scallops, fresh ginger, sesame oil, scallions, soy sauce

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/0004E1 (may not work)