I spent a little more time in the kitchen tonight than I have in recent weeks. I just wanted to cook something, and I came across a delightfull gem in my “starred” posts in my RSS reader: Pioneer Woman’s version of Asian Noodle Salad (by Jaime Oliver). This salad has a ton of everything God made that was delicious. I didn’t take pictures because we were so hungry, but if you’ve ever been to PW’s blog, you’ll agree that I can’t hold a candle to her photography greatness (her and Jaden from Steamy Kitchen–they are both AMAZING).
Before you follow the link, let me give you a few pointers about this salad:
1. It makes a TON of food. Vegetables are bulky. Cooked pasta takes up alot of room. You can either halve this recipe or make it in your bathtub. Your choice. Personally, if your bathtub is clean…
2. This recipe calls for hot peppers–2 or 3 jalpeno’s or serrano peppers. If you don’t like the heat, cut back to just one pepper and make sure you take the seeds out. To really ensure that you won’t have any problems, slice the ribs and membrane off the inside of the pepper, just like filleting a fish. What ever you do, though, don’t skip the pepper! Once you get past the heat, it adds a lot of flavoriciousness.
3. Yes, this recipe really calls for that much cilantro. Yes, you need it. Yes, you could use more than just a bunch. And, apparently, if cilantro tastes like soap to you, you might be allergic to it. At least, that’s the rumor floating around teh interwebs.
This salad was amazing. Make it for yourself and 5-7 of your friends. Or, enjoy it for a day or two. I’m sure it can only get better with age!
hi–first time reading. i wnet to IU in ‘75,’76. if this isthe bloomington you mean. linked thru gastronomist. i’ll be following y’all regularly for i-deez.
mmmmm!!!!
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