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Chilled Noodle Salad with Ginger Wasabi Dressing
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Cold Noodle Salad with Ginger Wasabi Dressing

This Cold Noodle Salad with Ginger Wasabi Dressing is a refreshing and tasty cold noodle recipe! The tangy ginger wasabi dressing is so delicious!
Course Pasta
Keyword cold noodle salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Jo-Anna Rooney

Ingredients

Cold Noodle Salad:

  • 1 - 340 g pkg spaghettini
  • 2 cups snow peas thinly sliced diagonally
  • 1 cup shelled edamame
  • 1 small cucumber sliced diagonally in thin strips
  • 2 cups finely shredded napa cabbage (or shredded red cabbage)
  • 1 cup red pepper cut into matchsticks
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced
  • 1 ripe avocado sliced
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tbsp black sesame seeds

Ginger-Wasabi Dressing:

  • 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (or fresh lime juice)
  • 1 tsp lemon zest (or fresh lime zest)
  • 2 tsp brown sugar (or maple syrup)
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • wasabi to taste

Instructions

Making the noodle salad:

  • Cook pasta according to package directions, then drain well. Rinse under cold water until well chilled. Transfer to large bowl and set aside.
    1 - 340 g pkg spaghettini
  • In a large pot of boiling water, cook snow peas and edamame until tender-crisp. Drain and rinse under cold water until well chilled, then set aside.
    2 cups snow peas, 1 cup shelled edamame
  • Prepare all the veggies.
    1 small cucumber, 2 cups finely shredded napa cabbage, 1 cup red pepper, 3 green onions, 1 ripe avocado

Making the Ginger-Wasabi Dressing:

  • In a small bowl whisk together rice vinegar, canola oil, soy sauce, lemon juice and zest, brown sugar, sesame oil and ginger. Season with wasabi to taste.
    1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar, 3 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp lemon zest, 2 tsp brown sugar, 2 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp grated fresh ginger, wasabi to taste

Putting the salad together:

  • ​Before tossing the salad, make sure to drain any excess water from the cold noodles.
  • In a large mixing bowl add the cold noodles, cucumber, snow peas, edamame, napa cabbage, red pepper, green onions and avocado then toss with enough dressing to coat.
  • Garnish with cilantro leaves and black sesame seeds.
    1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, 2 tbsp black sesame seeds
  • TIP! If you have time and want a really cold salad, chill by refrigerating for 1 to 4 hours.