Sesame Noodles with Radishes and Garden or Upland Cress

Red radishes and cress sprouts tossed with a silky tangle of fine, pale Japanese noodles make à light main dish—especially useful at a buffet, barbecue, or picnic, where room-temperature food is a boon. Or serve as both starch and vegetable for broiled fish or poultry.

Whether sold loose or growing upright like a miniature forest, these cute mini-greens pack quite a punch. Garden cress (pepper cress) is nicely nippy, but just about any sprouted cress (or mustard or radish) will shar