Asian Pasta Salad and Happy New Year

Asian Pasta Salad

Happy New Year to all you lovely people

Looking very relaxed and scruffy

I've had a lovely little break.  We managed to borrow the father in law's yacht and have been swanning around Pittwater for a few days.  Not in the yacht, we were too scared to take it off the mooring, lest it break down and we be stuck with a big repair bill,  but we did burn around in our dinghy, visiting wasterside friends and some of our favourite spots.

The cabin boy

We are back home now and I thought I'd drop in to give you the heads up on a great salad, which may be of use to you over the next few weeks.
I first ate this pasta salad many years ago, on a neighbour's vineyard in the Hunter Valley.  Our vineyard has long gone, but this Asian Pasta Salad has become a family staple.  It is impressive, tastes delicious and keeps well for 3-4 days with refrigeration.   It is a terrific one if you don't feel like cooking on these lazy Summer days.  Serve it with BBQ meat or fish of any kind.  Yum.

Asian Pasta Salad

1 (2 serves) packet of fresh egg fettuccine, cooked according to directions, cooled with cold water and drained.

20 mushrooms cut in half and sliced

1 red capsicum/pepper, seeds removed and diced 

2 spring onions diced

1 bunch of coriander leaves chopped.  Retain a few sprigs prior to chopping and reserve as a garnish.

4 tablespoons chopped peanuts ( you can buy them like this). Plus one more tablespoon to garnish.

For the dressing 

4 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons peanut oil

1/2 tablespoon sesame oil

juice of 1 lemon

Combine salad ingredients.  Mix well.  I use my hands.

Make salad dressing by whisking the ingredients together in a bowl.  Pour over salad several hours prior to serving to allow flavours to develop, mix well.  

This salad served 20 people on Christmas day, as part of a buffet lunch.

Enjoy and happy holidays.  Wishing everyone a fabulous New Year.  My New Years resolution is to say 'yes' to every opportunity which passes my way this year.  Last year it was to get the men in the house to put their dishes straight into the dishwasher and it was a complete fail.  Here's to better luck with this years attempt.  So now I'm off to stack said dishwasher.

Oh and don't forget my Rustoleum paint giveaway here.  If you want to do a few quick projects around the house this year, this one is sooooo for you.  Not many entires yet, so your chances are good.

And thank you so much for the beautiful Christmas comments and emails you sent my way.  They were very very touching.

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