Name: Shrimp and Lemon Wasabi ‘Liang Mein’ (Cool Noodle) Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3½ oz Japanese green tea noodles; cilantro leaves; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon toasted white sesame seeds; 3½ oz chopped carrots; 4 spring onions, sliced lengthways; ½ teaspoon wasabi paste; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; dash of sesame oil; 18 oz prepared tiger shrimp (cooked and peeled); 3½ oz red bell pepper, sliced; 3½ oz yellow bell pepper, sliced; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 3½ oz soba (buckwheat) noodles; ¼ cup olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

China Modern

By Ching-He Huang

Published 2006

About

‘Liang Mein’, Mandarin for ‘cool noodle salad’, is enjoyed all over the Far East from Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Burma, Laos, Indonesia, the Philippines and more. It can be eaten as a main course and is rather refreshing in hot summers. Liang Mein can have different toppings and ingredients ranging from meats to seafood medleys or be kept vegetarian. This recipe fuses Japanese soba (buckwheat) noodles and green tea noodles with a wasabi, lemon and light soy dressing and ju