Cold Lo Mein With Ham And Cucumber

A nice refreshing change of pace salad with an Oriental flair. A good way to use up some leftover ham too :) BTW the 3 minute cook time is for the noodles and assumes you are using leftover ham and not baking a ham for this dish.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  lb  chinese noodles (lo mein)
• 2  tablespoons  sesame oil
• 1  cucumber (unpeeled, seeded, cut into long, thin strips)
• 6  slices ham (cut into long thin strips)
• 6  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon white vinegar or 1  tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 3  teaspoons Tabasco sauce

Directions

1. Cook noodles in boiling water for about 3 minutes or until done.
2. Rinse with cold water and drain well.
3. Place in a large bowl; sprinkle with the sesame oil and mix well.
4. Add the cucumber and ham to the cool noodles.
5. In a small bowl combine and whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and tabasco.
6. Pour the above mixture over the noodles and mix again before serving.