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sesame chicken noodle recipe cold noodles shabbat dish summer
Photo credit Chaya Rappoport

Cold Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables

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There’s never a bad time to eat these noodles.

  • Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 6-8

Ingredients

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For the chicken:

  • 3 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce
  • ¼ cup toasted sesame oil
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

For the salad:

  • ½ small purple cabbage, sliced thin
  • 1 large carrot, peeled clean, then cut with a julienne peeler
  • 1 large red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced into matchsticks
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb spaghetti or Chinese noodles, cooked
  • 2 scallions, sliced, for serving
  • 2 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds, for serving

For the dressing:

  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 3 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 5 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce

Instructions

  1. Start by making the chicken: In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients and the garlic. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade and set aside.
  2. In a gallon-sized bag, marinate the chicken in the above marinade for 1 hour. Drain the chicken from the marinade.
  3. Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Add chicken to grill and cook, flipping once and basting (coat the chicken with the reserved 1/4 cup marinade while it’s cooking) until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes on each side.
  4. Set chicken aside until cool enough to handle. Shred into small pieces and set aside.
  5. Prepare the vegetables. Heat the oil in the pan and toss in the carrot, cabbage and pepper. Cook for 6 minutes, stirring constantly, until the vegetables are soft and tender yet still crunchy. Remove from heat.
  6. Prepare the dressing: Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a low boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 4-5 minutes, until well combined and slightly thickened.
  7. In a big bowl or large pot, combine the cooked noodles, the shredded chicken, the vegetables and the sauce. Toss with one of the sliced scallions and half of the sesame seeds until well combined.
  8. Serve warm or cold, topped with another sprinkling of sesame seeds and scallions.

Notes

  • All the components of this recipe can be made ahead and keep in the fridge for a few days, which allows for easy assembling the day you want to serve this.
  • Variations: You can substitute soba or udon noodles for the spaghetti. Add a few thinly sliced radishes to the vegetable mixture. Use 1 pound of drained, dried and fried-until-crispy extra-firm tofu in place of the chicken and use maple syrup instead of honey (in the dressing) to make this vegan.

  • Author: Chaya Rappoport
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes + 1 hour marinading
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Entree
  • Method: Quick
  • Cuisine: Holiday