Spicy Pasta Cucumber Salad

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Photo: John Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr
Total Time
20 Mins
Yield
6 servings
By Maureen Callahan
May 2011
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Miso is a thick soybean paste with a salty, slightly sweet flavor. Look for it in the refrigerated part of the produce section or with the dairy products, or substitute soy sauce.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
  • 2 tablespoons white miso (soybean paste) or lower-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon hot water
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups thinly sliced seeded cucumber
  • 1 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1 (9-ounce) package fresh linguine

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 207
  • Fat 5.2g
  • Satfat 1.1g
  • Sodium 294mg

How to Make It

Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl. Cut linguine into thirds; cook according to directions. Drain; rinse with cold water. Toss pasta with cucumber mixture.

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Ratings & Reviews

Gibbrn's Review

Belladonna714
July 09, 2013
Totally and utterly delish!! This will be a fab addition to our meals!!! I added red peppers, a bit of parsley and some ginger. It was very flavorful before adding my own flair to it. I also BBQ'd a chicken breast marinated in Asian flavors. This was super yummy!

Belladonna714's Review

nallix
March 07, 2013
DELISH!!! Easy, flavorful. Will make again for sure!

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Gibbrn
January 30, 2012
I've made an almost identical recipe with out the pasta (Sesame-Miso Cucumber Salad, Cooking Light May 2011) and the same great flavors work really well with the linguine. The pasta makes the dish more filling. It's become a standard side dish for me. It's hard to fine actual miso but the soy sauce still tastes great.