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== Description ==



=== Ingredients ===

* 2 oz dry cellophane or bean
* thread noodles
* 2 cup peeled, seeded, and sliced
* [[cucumber]]s
* 2 cup thinly sliced red bell
* [[peppers]] (i chopped them into
* chunks )
* 1 cup no-[[oil]] italian dressing or
* vinaigrette (i used less
* than 1c -- about ¾)
* 1 tbsp freshly minced [[basil]]
* 1 tbsp freshly miced [[cilantro]]
* 1/8 tbsp red hot [[chile]] flakes (i made* my own from dried chilis)
* [[lettuce]]

== Procedures ==

Drop the noodles into boiling [[water]] until done (length of time depends on type; read the label). Drain. Toss all ingredients together and marinate for at least 1 hour. Serve on a bed of [[lettuce]]. Other tips: i used 3.5 oz of noodles, and less dressing. The [[chile]] makes it hot so if you don"t like spicy, it would be fine to leave it out. You may want to break the noodles a little before cooking (but not too much). I made the mistake of not breaking them and ended up having to cut them a little in order to get my ingredients to combine properly. This salad is even better the next day. I imagine it travels nicely because it isn"t too soupy. For those who care: 1c: 84 calories. .5 g total fat trace saturated fat 0 mg cholesterol from ornish"s "program for reversing heart disease"

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== See also ==

[[Category:Basil Recipes]]

[[Category:Chile leaf Recipes]]
[[Category:Cucumber Recipes]]
[[Category:Cucumber Recipes]]
[[Category:Lettuce Recipes]]