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Szechuan Pasta Salad

Crowd-pleasing Szechuan-style pasta salad with turkey, angel hair, snow peas, water chestnuts, and baby corn in a soy-sesame-spicy dressing.

ItalianTurkeyIntermediate30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
10
  • 2 package angel hair pasta
  • 0.5 lb turkey, diced
  • 2 whole red bell peppers, diced
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 can water chestnuts, drained and sliced
  • 6 whole green onions, chopped
  • 1 cup miniature corn on the cob, sliced
  • 0.3 lb snow peas, sliced diagonally
  • 4 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
  • 2 cup mayonnaise
  • 0.8 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Szechwan hot oil
  • 0.3 cup sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook angel hair pasta al dente; drain and cool.

  2. 2

    Dice turkey, bell pepper, and peeled carrots. Drain and slice water chestnuts. Chop green onions.

  3. 3

    Slice corn cobs and snow peas diagonally. Stem cilantro leaves.

  4. 4

    Toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet until golden.

  5. 5

    Make dressing: blend mayonnaise, soy sauce, Szechwan hot oil, sesame oil, and Dijon mustard with garlic.

  6. 6

    Combine pasta with all vegetables and turkey. Pour dressing over; toss to coat. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro.

Tags

turkeyasianpasta saladszechuanpotluck