Oriental Main Dish Salad

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Yields: 1 salad

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup hazelnut butter
• 1⁄3 cup water, hot
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 2  tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2  tablespoons  oriental sesame oil
• 2  teaspoons granulated sugar
• 2  cloves garlic, crushed
• 1  teaspoon  hot red pepper, crushed
• 1 (5 ounce) can white turkey meat or 1 (5 ounce) can chicken meat
• 1⁄2 lb pasta (linguine, fettuccine, seashells, etc.)
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 3⁄4 cup hazelnuts, roasted & chopped
• 1⁄2 cup green onion
• 1  bunch broccoli, cut into 1" florets
• 6  small carrots, cut in half lengthwise

Directions

1. Combine hazelnut butter and hot water in blender or processor, mix until smooth.
2. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, garlic and red pepper, blend.
3. Place meat (shredded slightly) in a medium bowl.
4. Add hazelnut sesame sauce and stir.
5. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator 2 hours.
6. In a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 10 minutes.
7. Drain and rinse under cool water.
8. Drain well.
9. 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.
10. Drain and rinse until cool; drain well.
11. In a large bowl, toss pasta with vegetable oil.
12. Add meat and sauce, vegetables, hazelnuts and onions.
13. Toss and serve slightly chilled or at room temperature.