Ching He Huang, from Chinese Food Made Easy shows how to make a simple and satisfying vegetarian dish, a cold radish and sesame soy noodle salad.
Ingredients
For the noodle salad
200g/7oz whole wheat noodles, cooked according to packet instructions and drizzled with groundnut oil to prevent sticking
200g/7oz red radishes, washed and quartered
½ cucumber, halved lengthways, de-seeded and chopped
1 small handful black sesame seeds or toasted sesame seeds
fresh coriander sprigs, to garnish
For the sesame soy dressing
3 tbsp light soy sauce
3 tbsp toasted sesame oil
3 tbsp Chinese black rice vinegar or balsamic vinegar
Directions
1. Place the noodles, radishes and cucumber into three separate bowls and transfer to the fridge to chill for at least one hour.
2. For the dressing, combine all of the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
3. To serve, transfer the noodles to a large serving dish, layer with some radish and cucumber and scatter over the black sesame seeds. Spoon the dressing over the noodles and garnish with coriander sprigs. Serve immediately.