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    Published: Jun 30, 2022 · Modified: Aug 16, 2023 by Cinde LittleThis post may contain affiliate linksLeave a Comment

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    A bowl of noodles with green beans tossed with a mayonnaise dressing and garnished with the purple petals from a chive blossom.

    Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad is a long time favourite. It's a unique salad with a velvety smooth mayonnaise dressing that has a bit of heat from chile oil and a hint of citrus to liven it up. Substitute Tabasco sauce for the chile oil if you don't have it and avoid chunky-style hot sauces since mayo is supposed to be smooth.

    Contents show
    1 How To Use Fresh Chives
    2 Best Salads To Take To A Summer Potluck
    3 Easy Homemade Mayo Recipe
    4 More Ways To Use Sesame Mayonnaise
    5 Tips For Cooking Gluten Free Pasta
    6 More Summer Salads
    7 Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad
    7.1 Ingredients 1x2x3x
    7.1.1 SESAME MAYONNAISE
    7.1.2 NOODLE SALAD
    7.2 Instructions
    7.2.1 SESAME MAYONNAISE
    7.2.2 NOODLE SALAD
    7.3 Notes

    I made this salad for our Block Party every July for twenty years and people always asked for this recipe. The chives in my garden are the standard garnish since they are in full bloom at this time of year. They go in the salad and on the salad.

    How To Use Fresh Chives

    A bamboo cutting board with 3 stems of chives, scissors and a pile of freshly snipped chives.
    They're called snipped chives so grab some scissors and snip them right onto any salad, a baked potato, pasta, a plate of nachos or an egg dish for breakfast or brunch.

    When chives are in full bloom the stems with a blossom are too hard to eat. These are the single stems I lay across a plate or bowl. For a little colour pluck the tiny purple petals and sprinkle them on a salad like I did here.

    A close up of Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad with green beans and a sprinkling of fresh chives and purple chive blossoms.
    Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad garnished with the petals from a purple chive blossoms.

    If you're intrigued by edible flowers check out this post, How to use edible flowers in the kitchen to see my favourites and how I use them.

    Best Salads To Take To A Summer Potluck

    This is a large recipe, the kind of salad I refer to as a Big Bowl Salad and it's perfect for any potluck.

    I have a handful of these recipes. They're too large to make for myself yet they're so delicious I need to make them. So year after year I make a point of working my way through this list and I can't wait to eat them myself.

    • Summer Rice Salad
    • California Roll Salad
    • Grapefruit Avocado Salad with Tomato Cumin Dressing, perfect for winter.
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    Easy Homemade Mayo Recipe

    Mayonnaise is a simple concoction of eggs and oil, easily whipped up in an immersion blender or food processor. Recipes vary but this basic mayonnaise recipe works for me every time:

    In a food processor combine 1 whole egg plus 1 yolk, ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoon lemon juice. Process until smooth then with the motor running drizzle in 1 cup of olive oil in a slow steady stream.

    Homemade mayo is rich and creamy and tastes nothing like artificial versions you might get at fast food joints (I'm thinking chipotle mayo). In my opinion every cook should make the basic recipe at least once. Just so you know what everyone is talking about.

    I'm not an actual mayonnaise connoisseur but some of my friends are. Aside from spreading mayo on a sandwich here are the most common ways I use it:

    • With Banderillas, a simple Spanish tapa that is elevated with straight up mayo.
    • The variation with chipotle chiles is chipotle mayonnaise and it's amazing on grilled vegetables or chicken, tacos, nacho salad, Mexican pizza, quesadillas, breakfast hash and so much more.
    A glass bowl with cooked noodles, cooked green beans, sesame mayo, orange zest and snipped fresh chives. Beside are 2 chive stems, one with the blossom open.
    Ingredients for Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad

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    More Ways To Use Sesame Mayonnaise

    This mayonnaise is more than you need for the salad so here are some ideas to use up the leftovers.

    • As a dip for raw or grilled vegetables.
    • In an Asian chicken salad that you could invent with some leftover chicken.
    • On some kind of Asian inspired wrap or bowl.
    • Tuna or salmon salad, again with an Asian flare. Depending on your taste I typically make up these kind of dishes with some plain mayo out of the jar and the homemade mayo in an amount I think will taste great.

    Tips For Cooking Gluten Free Pasta

    The cooking of gluten free pasta is critical and there are many options out there. If you put in the effort and find something the whole family loves, your life in the kitchen will get a whole lot easier.

    Here are my best tips for cooking gluten free pasta for a noodle salad.

    • Focus on the time. Start by following the package directions and taste it. As little as 30 seconds too long (or not rinsing your pasta) can result in pasta that falls apart.
    • Always rinse cooked pasta with lukewarm water for hot dishes and cold water for cold salads. Drain well.
    • Try different kinds of pasta, lots of different kinds.

    This recipe is adapted from one of my go-to resources when I was learning to cook, the Silver Palate cookbooks. 

    Let me know in the comments below if you tried this Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad and what you thought.

    Originally posted 2016, updated June 2022.


    More Summer Salads

    Almost any recipe could be made as Big Bowl Salad but I also like to make smaller versions of some of these for myself throughout the year.

    • Southwestern Quinoa Salad
    • Apple Quinoa Salad with Feta
    • Mom's Easy Bean Salad
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    A close up of Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad with green beans and a sprinkling of fresh chives and purple chive blossoms.

    Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad

    Cinde Little
    Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad is unique with a decidedly Asian dressing that is velvety smooth with a bit of heat and a hint of citrus.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 32 minutes mins
    Course Salad
    Servings 12 people

    Ingredients
      

    SESAME MAYONNAISE

    • 1 egg
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 2½ tablespoon rice vinegar
    • 2½ tablespoon gluten free soy sauce
    • 3 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • ¼ cup Oriental sesame oil
    • 1 cup olive oil
    • 1 cup vegetable oil
    • ½-1 teaspoon Asian chili oil or Tabasco sauce
    • 1 teaspoon orange zest finely chopped

    NOODLE SALAD

    • 1 lb gluten free spaghetti or thin linguini cooked according to package directions, rinsed and cooled
    • ½ cup chopped chives or green onions
    • 2 cups blanched green beans, snow peas, asparagus or broccoli cut into bite size pieces

    Instructions
     

    SESAME MAYONNAISE

    • In a food processor or immersion blender process egg, yolks, rice vinegar, soy sauce and mustard for 30 seconds.
    • With the motor running slowly drizzle in the sesame oil then the vegetable and olive oils.
    • Season to taste with chili oil. Set aside.

    NOODLE SALAD

    • Add chives and orange zest to noodles then fold in 2 cups of sesame mayonnaise.
    • Fold vegetables into salad and stir to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
    • Transfer to serving dish and garnish with chive stems and blossoms. Serve at room temperature.

    Notes

    This recipe makes 3 cups of Sesame Mayo, more than you need for the salad. Use it up as a dip or in any salad using mayonnaise.
    Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain well. This step prevents pasta from over cooking.
    Keyword Spicy Sesame Noodle Salad
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