Sesame Noodle Salad

Having gorged on Maryland crabs in the hot sun earlier in the day I was looking for something quick and easy to make for dinner. SELF magazine had posted a great recipe for asian noodles with shrimp. Having had my fair share of seafood for the day I swapped the shrimp for flank steak. This dish could easily be made with any type of meat, seafood or tofu.

Ingredients

• 1/2 C tamari or soy sauce
• 1/C light rice wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbs minced garlic
• 4 tbsp honey
• 4 tbsp Sriracha (add more for added spiciness)
• 1 C Julienne cucumber
• 1 C Julienne carrots
• 1 Julienne red pepper
• 1 Julienne orange pepper
• 4 scallions chopped
• 1 lb thin wheat spaghetti
• 1 lb flank steak (or any other type of protein)
• 1 tsp sesame seeds

Directions

In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, oil, garlic, honey and Sriracha. In a separate bowl julienne all vegetables. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta as directed on package. Cook whatever protein you choose to add to your liking. For the flank steak I cooked each side for about 5 minutes. Drain the noodles and mix in the vegetables and soy and vinegar dressing. Top with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and flank steak.