I'm still on a quest to find the perfect summer salad. This dish isn't it, but it is quite tasty and pretty quick to throw together mid-week.
Soba noodles with spicy pesto and chicken
adapted from this recipe
soba noodles, cooked and rinsed
chicken breasts, grilled and sliced
snow peas, blanched
green onions, sliced
soy vinaigrette (recipe follows)
spicy pesto (recipe follows)
Toss the soba noodles with some of the pesto and vinaigrette to coat. Top with green onion, snow peas, and chicken.
Soy vinaigrette
1/2 c reduced sodium soy sauce
6 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp mirin
1/2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
Whisk all ingredients together.
Spicy pesto
1 jalapeno, top removed
6-7 cloves garlic
1 c basil
1/2 c mint
1 tsp sesame oil
1/3 c pine nuts
Combine all ingredients in food processor.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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