Cool summery asian noodle salad on a hot day

Ingredients

• 1/2 package pad Thai rice noodle fettuccini. You can substitute other kinds of noodles/pasta.
• Sliced deli ham, shrimp, tofu, chicken. whatever you have on hand Slice into thin strips to match the noodles
• Sliced vegetables, such as carrots, summer squash, cucumber, etc. Again, whatever you have on hand.
• Japanese ginger pickles, such as kizami--the spicy, dark pink kind. You could substitute other pickles as well--just slice into thin strips as well.
• Lettuce, rinsed, drained, and cut into strips

Asian Restaurant Soy-Ginger Salad Dressing:

• o 1 tablespoon ginger juice , from fresh ginger
• o 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• o 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• o 1/3 cup salad oil
• o 1 tablespoon sesame seeds