Great recipe for a hot day....... Asian noodle salad

Finally feels like summer in Seattle, which started with a heat wave for a whole week. It is unbearable when I still need to heat up the stove to cook in the kitchen with no a/c. So I thought this recipe for those of us, who want to make something but don't want to increase the temperature in your house. Basically I just used the vegetables I saw in my fridge and created this delicious meals.

I just read something at Seattle times 'Eat spicy food as they do in the hot climates of Mexico or India. It causes you to perspire, cooling the body', so the chili oil in this recipe should help us to cool down.




Ingredients
* 1 package soba noodles
* 1 teaspoon sesame oil
* 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
* 3 tablespoons soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon hot chili oil
* 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
* 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 3 big radish, thinly sliced or julienned
* 5 green onions, bottom 4 inches, thinly sliced
* 1/2 cup thinly sliced napa cabbage
* 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced or julienned
* 1 cup cooked shrimp, cut into cubes
* 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro leaves
* 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted, for garnish
* 4 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, for garnish

Directions
1) In a medium stock pot, boil water, add salt and cook noodles. When finished, place noodles in an ice water bath to cool. Drain and set aside.
2) In a medium bowl combine, sesame oil, vinegar, soy sauce, hot chili oil, hoisin and extra-virgin olive oil. Mix thoroughly and then combine prepared vegetables, shrimp and noodles.
3) Garnish with sesame seeds and peanuts.