Chinese pasta salad with shellfish
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Snow peas |
| 250 | grams | Rice vermicelli |
| 1 | Red pepper; sliced thin | |
| ½ | Cucumber; sliced thin | |
| 6 | ounces | Shrimp; cooked |
| 130 | grams | Crabmeat |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh ginger; chopped fine |
| 1 | clove | Garlic; chopped |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sesame oil |
| ½ | teaspoon | Black pepper |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| 3 | teaspoons | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | teaspoon | Red wine vinegar |
Directions
Wash and trim snow peas. Place them in a bowl and pour in enough boiling water to cover them. Let stand 10 minutes; drain and set aside. Cook the noodles in plenty of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain in colander, rinse with cold water and set aside. In large bowl, combine noodles, snow peas, red pepper, cucumber, shrimp and crabmeat. In a small bowl, combine ginger, garlic, sesame oil, pepper, salt, vegetable oil, lemon juice and vinegar. Pour this dressing over the other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Chill before serving.