For a light but satisfying meal during the last days of summer, consider cold Asian noodles, suggests Martha Rose Shulman in this week's Recipes for Health. She writes:
Some people just don't get hungry during a heat wave, but I'm not one of them. During the last run of hot weather I craved cold Asian noodles; I loved the way they were both cooling and filling, and the way they served as a vehicle for refreshing vegetables like cucumbers and crisp shredded cabbage. Asian noodles don't need to be cooked al dente the way Italian pasta does, so they won't suffer from being cooked ahead, tossed with a little sesame oil or dressing and refrigerated for a day or two. This is really helpful when the weather's hot and you're hungry. You reach into the refrigerator and grab a bowl of noodle salad that is no worse for wear from having been there for a day.
This week I used three different types of noodles in my dishes, four salads and one Korean cold noodle soup. At a nearby Southeast Asian market I bought Japanese soba, wheat udon and cellophane noodles (also called bean threads). The cellophane noodles were particularly refreshing and never get soggy, though they don't have a lot of flavor (which is why you toss them with a pungent dressing). I found that with some of the salads I made I could use the soba and wheat udon interchangeably, though soba is always my first choice. I love the earthy flavor, and buckwheat has so much going for it nutritionally. It's a very good source of manganese, and a good source of magnesium, as well as the flavonoids quercitin, an anti-inflammatory, and rutin, which helps protect blood vessels. The protein in buckwheat is a complete protein, containing all eight essential amino acids.
Here are five new cold noodle dishes for hot summer days.
Soba and Herb Salad With Roasted Eggplant and Pluots: I love the contrast of the savory/spicy and fruity/sweet here.
Cold Sesame Noodles With Cucumber and Sweet Pepper: Both udon and soba noodles work in this mildly spicy salad.
Cellophane Noodle Salad With Cabbage: A refreshing Thai noodle salad.
Korean Buckwheat Noodles With Chilled Broth and Kimchi: Inspired by a signature Korean noodle dish, there are a variety of ways to make this recipe, depending on your preferences.
Chicken Noodle Salad With Creamy Sesame Dressing: A substantial salad that makes for a delicious summer meal.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Well: Hot Days, Cold Noodles
Dengan url
http://healtybodyguard.blogspot.com/2013/08/well-hot-days-cold-noodles.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Well: Hot Days, Cold Noodles
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar