Best Sesame Vegetable Salad Recipes

VEGETABLE NOODLE SALAD WITH SESAME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil, and season generously with salt.
• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, and mix well.
• Once the water boils, cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 3/4 cup pasta cooking water, then drain. Transfer pasta to a large bowl. Add half the dressing and 1/4 cup pasta water, season with salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat.
• Meanwhile, in a large deep-sided saucepan, heat safflower oil over medium. Add onion and bell peppers, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden and tender, about 10 minutes. Add snap peas and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, 1/4 cup pasta water and the remaining dressing. Stir to deglaze the pan and lift the browned bits on the bottom of the skillet, then add vegetable mixture (with sauce) and scallions to pasta and toss until well combined (add more pasta water if thinner sauce is desired). Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds, if using.

GINGER-SESAME STEAMED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the first six ingredients., In a stockpot, place steamer insert or basket over 2 in. of water. Place green beans, broccoli and carrots in insert. Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer; steam vegetables, covered, 5-7 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Add spinach; cook, covered, 1-2 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted., Transfer vegetables to a large bowl. Add ginger mixture; toss to combine. Just before serving, sprinkle with peanuts, cilantro and julienned ginger.

SESAME SOBA NOODLE AND VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds in heavy small skillet over medium-low heat. Cool.
• Cook noodles in pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, about 8 minutes. Drain. Rinse noodles under cold water until cool. Drain well; transfer to large bowl. Add both oils and toss to coat. Mix vinegar and all remaining ingredients into noodles. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

WARM ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH SESAME-CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange the asparagus, tomatoes, carrot rounds and fennel chunks in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Drizzle the vegetables with olive oil, salt and the pepper. Using your hands, toss the vegetables to evenly coat. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes. Place the spinach leaves in a large bowl. Immediately stir the hot roasted vegetables into the spinach to wilt the spinach slightly. To prepare the dressing, in a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, oils and soy sauce until well combined and slightly thickened. Stir in the ginger, shallot, honey, salt pepper and sesame seeds. Pour the dressing over the vegetables in the bowl and gently toss to coat. Evenly divide the salad onto serving plates and garnish if desired with the reserved fennel fronds.

SESAME VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing:.
• Put first seven ingredients for dressing in a blender or food processor. Process until ginger and garlic finely chopped. Add oil slowly processing until well blended. Put into a jar and refrigerate.
• Salad:.
• Slice cucumbers and radishes thinly, put into bowl. Shred carrots into bowl.
• Add quartered mushrooms and chopped scallions. Mix vegetables. May refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Over medium heat toast sesame seeds for 2 to 3 minutes.
• To Serve:.
• Add dressing to vegetables, mix and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.