Chilled Cabbage-Loaded Noodles

This recipe comes from Jenny Rosenstrach’s new book, The Weekday Vegetarians Get Simple. There have been a LOT of new cookbooks that came out this fall, and the ones I’ve seen so far are good for different things. Jenny has grown kids in college now, and her point of view in this book is reflective of how she got her kids to start cooking for themselves. The recipes are truly so simple - very short ingredient lists, minimal steps, and anyone can make them. That said, nuance goes to the wayside when recipes are quick, so the benefit of this collection really is ease and speed, versus the most interesting dinner you’ve ever made. It is a great gift for a beginner cook or college kid.

That said! We love rice noodles (pictured are the brown rice ramen noodles and while not “flat”, I buy them in bulk at Costco and they worked well here!) with vegetables in them. This dish would also be a great base for some grilled chicken or shrimp! It generously feeds four, especially with a protein, so count on leftovers.

Recipe adapted from The Weekday Vegetarians Get Simple by Jenny Rosenstrach.