White miso, also known as shiro miso, has a sweet, savory, mild flavor. Use it to add depth of flavor to dressings, sauces, soups and marinades. For this recipe, miso is mixed with soy, vinegar, honey and ginger which makes the perfect, full-flavored, punchy dressing for a colorful pasta salad.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 1 pound whole-wheat penne
- 6 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons white miso paste
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
- 6 radishes, thinly sliced
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs; drain. Rinse the pasta under cold water to cool, then shake to dry.
- Whisk together the vinegar, soy sauce, miso, honey, ginger, sesame oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in the olive oil, then add the pasta, bell pepper, carrots, radishes, scallions and herbs; toss. Let sit 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 309 |
| Total Fat | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 52 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 515 mg |
Reviews
This was so good and easy for a cookout Sunday. I made a half-recipe of this pasta salad to go with FNM’s Miso-Ginger Marinated Grilled Salmon (from the same issue of the magazine). The salad and salmon complemented each other perfectly because they had many of the same base ingredients. I prepped the dressing and marinade at the same time, stored the marinade in a jar in the fridge alongside the pasta salad, and marinated the salmon an hour before we grilled it. I used miso paste I had frozen and thawed, and it worked great. I added some chopped celery and unsalted peanuts for extra crunch.