Asian Noodle, Mushroom, and Cabbage Salad

Name: Asian Noodle, Mushroom, and Cabbage Salad
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 12 large dried shiitake mushrooms; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 3 cups thinly sliced Nappa cabbage; 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 14 green onions; 12 halved lengthwise and cut on diagonal into 2-inch lengths, 2 chopped; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 1-pound package fresh thin Chinese egg noodles or one 12-ounce package dried Chinese egg noogles; 1/3 cup oriental sesame oil; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons sugar; 3 hard-boiled eggs; 2 thinly sliced, 1 chopped for garnish; 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro

By Bruce AidellsPhotography by Pornchai Mittongtare

June 30, 2002

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