Name: Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: For the Noodles:; 8 oz Chinese egg noodles; 2 Large Carrots; 1 English cucumber; ½ small red cabbage; ⅔ cup fresh cilantro; ½ cup Green Onions; For Optional Toppings:; peanuts; Sesame seeds; lime wedges; For the Sesame Peanut Sauce:; ¼ cup natural peanut butter; ¼ cup lime juice; 2-3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup; 1 tbsp sesame oil; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes

How To Make Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles

This vegetarian Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles recipe is quick and easy. Toss noodles with veggies and delicious DIY sesame peanut sauce then you’re good to go!

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For the Noodles:

8ozChinese egg noodles,or any kind of noodle
2large carrots,grated or diced
1English cucumber,grated or diced
½small red cabbage,finely chopped
⅔cupfresh cilantro,chopped, plus for garnish
½cupgreen onions,thinly-sliced

For Optional Toppings:

peanuts,chopped
sesame seeds,toasted
lime wedges

For the Sesame Peanut Sauce:

¼cupnatural peanut butter
¼cuplime juice,freshly-squeezed
2-3tbsplow-sodium soy sauce
2tbsprice vinegar
1tbsphoney or maple syrup,optional
1tbspsesame oil,toasted
½tspgarlic powder
½tspground ginger
½tspblack pepper
½tspcrushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

Cook the noodles al dente according to package instructions. Drain, then rinse with cold water in a colander until the noodles are chilled.
Meanwhile, make your sesame peanut sauce. Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl until combined. Taste and add extra soy sauce, if needed. The sauce should be thin enough to drizzle; if it seems too thick, whisk in a tablespoon or two of water.
Add noodles, carrots, cucumber, cabbage, cilantro, green onions, and sesame peanut sauce to a large mixing bowl. Toss until evenly combined.
Serve cold, topped with your desired garnishes. Or transfer to a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.