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Cold Noodles with Zucchini (NYT)
Zucchini loves the kiss of heat but can easily turn to mush. Briefly salting and drying half-moons of zucchini before quickly stir-frying them, mostly on one side, maintains their texture while lending so much flavor. An impactful dressing of maple syrup, soy sauce and fish sauce — plus a pinch of concentrated savoriness in the form of garlic powder — seasons both stir-fry and noodle. Ice is the secret ingredient that helps to cool down the noodles for quick eating, as well as to melt down and open up the flavors of the dressing (as water is wont to do) while you eat. The final spritz of citrus is not optional: It finishes the dressing and makes this chill meal taste multidimensional. A tableside sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds, furikake or shichimi togarashi is welcome.

Ingredients
  • 1 large zucchini (about 8 ounces)
  • Coarse kosher salt or fine sea salt
  • 3 to 4 ounces dried ramen, somen or capellini (see Tip)
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup, plus more to taste
  • 1½ teaspoons soy sauce, plus more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce, plus more to taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon avocado, grapeseed or canola oil
  • ½ cup cubed ice
  • Lemon or lime wedges and thinly sliced scallions, for serving
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