Oriental Main Dish Salad

Oriental Main Dish Salad

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Serving Size  : 6     Preparation Time :0:00

Categories    : Salad

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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     1/2           cup  Gourmet Oregon Hazelnut Butter 

     1/3           cup  hot water

     1/4           cup  soy sauce

  2        tablespoons  red wine vinegar

  2        tablespoons  Oriental sesame oil

  2          teaspoons  granulated sugar

  2                     garlic cloves -- crushed

  1           teaspoon  crushed hot red pepper

  1        5-ounce can  white turkey

                        OR

  1        5-ounce can  chicken meat

     1/2         pound  pasta (linguine, fettuccine, seashells, etc.)

  1         tablespoon  vegetable oil

     3/4           cup  roasted and chopped Oregon hazelnuts

     1/2           cup  green onions

  1              bunch  broccoli -- cut into 1" florets

  6              small  carrots -- cut in half lengthwise

                        

Combine hazelnut butter and hot water in blender or processor, mix until smooth. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, garlic and red pepper, blend. Place meat (shredded slightly) in a medium bowl. Add hazelnut sesame sauce and stir. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator 2 hours. In a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cool water. Drain well. In a large saucepan of boiling water, cook carrots about 3 minutes, then add broccoli and cook 3 more minutes, until broccoli is bright green and crisp-tender. Drain and rinse until cool; drain well. In a large bowl, toss pasta with vegetable oil. Add meat and sauce, vegetables, hazelnuts and onions. Toss and serve slightly chilled or at room temperature.