Plaza San Antonio's Spicy Oriental Noodle Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (you may want to start with less)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon sriracha hot sauce (thai hot chile sauce marked tuong or sriracha on the label)
• 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti or 1 (16 ounce) package fettuccine
• 2 cups shredded napa cabbage
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1/2 cup diced red pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaf
• 2 cups cooked chicken or 2 cups shrimp or 2 cups beef (optional)
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 for vinaigrette: in a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, olive oil, sesame oil, crushed red pepper, garlic and sriracha hot sauce.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 for noodles: bring a large pot of water to a rolling bowl, add salt to taste, then add noodles and stir.
• 4 while noodles are cooking, prepare the cabbage, carrots, red pepper, cilantro and chicken, shrimp or beef.
• 5 when noodles are done, drain and immediately pour into a large bowl.
• 6 add vinaigrette, vegetables and meat or fish; stir to combine thoroughly.
• 7 serve.
• 8 note: in testing, low-sodium soy sauce and whole-wheat pasta were preferred.