Catch us at every picnic with this silky, crunchy, zingy cold noodle salad (and our own folding chair).
, because those are the parts of picnics that rule. We were specifically talking about how sucky it is to have to pretend that you actually like sitting on the ground, amongst all of the park creatures whilst trying to eat said chips and dip.
In the spirit of picnic-improvement, I got to thinking about the picnic foods that need an upgrade, and pasta salad is definitely at the top of the list . Cold pasta salad, a frequent guest to all park picnics, usually contains lots of out-of-season raw veggies, a short pasta shape, and a flood of store-bought vinaigrette. It’s never satisfying. Who said it had to be this way?
In my quest to take down the man , I resolved to bring a pasta salad to my next picnic that would actually be worth eating. Casting about for a recipe that would redeem the dish, I stumbled upon queen Claire Saffitz’s trove of not one but. I decided to go with the ramen noodle salad because, well, I already had dried ramen noodles at home and my horoscope told me to.
First, you make the dressing, which is what every pasta salad dressing wishes it could be. You grate garlic and ginger so they will incorporate easily into the dressing instead of swimming around in it, and then whisk that together with some lemon juice, tahini, soy sauce, and sugar. Then you gradually whisk in the vegetable oil and a bit of sesame oil so it emulsifies properly and creates a smooth, creamy sauce that clings to the noodles and steak.
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