Recipe

January 13, 2015

Vermicelli Salad With Shiitakes And Baby Spinach

Recipe: Eric Vellend

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This dish is a spin on japchae, a popular appetizer traditionally served warm. Made with sweet potato starch, Korean vermicelli have a glassy appearance and chewy texture.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. Korean vermicelli
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3/4 lb. shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps sliced
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled, julienned
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 5-oz. container washed baby spinach
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp tamari soy sauce
  • Enoki mushrooms (for garnish)
  • Thinly sliced green onion (for garnish)

Directions

Yield: Serves 4 to 6

  1. In a large pot of salted water, boil vermicelli until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water until cool. Drain again, transfer to a large bowl and toss with sesame oil. Set aside.
  2. In a wok or large frypan, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add carrots and garlic. Cook 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Add spinach (in 2 batches if it doesn’t fit all at once). Cook, stirring, until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Spread vegetables on a baking tray to cool evenly.
  3. Add vegetables and tamari to noodles. Mix and taste for salt. Transfer to serving bowl and garnish with enoki and green onion.
Photographer:

Donna Griffith

Source:

House & Home September 2012

Tags: Recipe Winter Salads

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