Comments on: Mango & Rice-Noodle Salad

By: KristinAthena

KristinAthena — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:29:17 +0000

Please do not answer every question in your original posts; it would take away a great joy from my life if I had nothing to write in a comment. Without this joy, I might slip into a bizarre addiction, such as food container use. I would have to lie to my husband about the money suddently missing from our accounts because I’ve spent it on snaplock.

I’m glad you said that about storing the cilantro separately. I do that for another salad that calls for mixing it with the dressing right away. I just think it’s fresher and more vibrant tasting if you keep it “leafy” until time to toss and munch.

By: scrumptious

scrumptious — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:07:48 +0000

An English cucumber is the cucumber wrapped in plastic, sometimes called “burpless” or “seedless” (even though there are seeds). I always use these cucumbers in salads anyway, because the “burpless” name makes me feel like I’m taking some kind of extra precaution. I’ve never paid attention to whether I’m burpy or not after eating them, so I’m not sure if it really is “burpless”. But why risk it?

You ask such good questions, KristinAthena! You make me realize that I should include these kinds of things in my posts to begin with.

Yes, I store the noodle/basil/mint/dressing mixture in one container, the other vegetables in another container, the mangoes in a third container, and the leftover dressing in yet another. The peanuts and cilantro are also stored independently. Do I store this way, because I’m a container addict and have many containers? Maybe. But I also think it keeps the entire salad fresher.

By: KristinAthena

KristinAthena — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:41:52 +0000

This does look like a summer necessity. All that freshness in one place! But you know I have a question. “English” cucumber? What is that? Don’t you think it’s exotic enough that I’ve got to figure out how to buy a mango without slapping a modifier on my cucumber to make me wonder whether I have the right kind?

If you tell me that English cucumbers are merely the cucumbers I’ve always known and loved, I’m still probably not going to call them that. It’s a rebel thing.

Also, if you store this salad, do you keep some things separate (ie, dressing, peanuts) until just before serving? Does it store well! Thank you, Scumpdillady!