Asian Noodle Salad

Step 1

Stir together soy sauce, vinegar, oil, red pepper flakes, garlic, and ginger.

Step 2

Cook linguine in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, then drain in a colander and rinse under cold water until cool.

Step 3

Toss with dressing, carrot, scallions, red pepper, green pepper and sesame seeds in a large bowl.

Step 4

Cooks' note: Toast seeds in a dry heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring until fragrant and a shade or two darker or toast in a shallow baking pan in a oven, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 5

Do the night before to allow the salad to marinate.

Step 6

Store in a plastic container in the fridge and shake it occasionally to coat the entire salad.

Step 7

Some of the measurements should be adjusted to taste if you double or triple it (i.e., those who don't like the salty taste of soy sauce should decrease it).

Step 8

This is awesome and it is a real party and/or BBQ hit.