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Vegan Peanut Sesame Noodle Salad

Peanut Sesame Noodle Salad -  a simple Thai-style cold noodle salad with an addictive peanut butter & sesame dressing that you will love. Perfect for meal prep. Glutenfree Nutfree optoons
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time4 minutes
Total Time19 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Vegan
Keyword: cold noodle salad, peanut salad, vegan sesame noodles
Servings: 4
Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

For the peanut butter sauce:

  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1/2 an inch of ginger
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce , use tamari for Glutenfree
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup or sugar
  • 2 teaspoons sriracha or sambal oelek or use Gochujang for variation
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup water

For the salad:

  • 4 ounces of pad thai noodles or linguini or rice linguini cooked according to instructions on the package
  • 2 cups of thinly sliced cabbage I use a mix of red and green cabbage and heaping cups
  • 1/2 of a red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced julienne carrots or you can use raddish

For garnish:

  • Sesame seeds and roasted peanuts
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Instructions

  • Make the sauce. Add all the ingredients for the sauce in a blender and blend until smooth and set aside. Taste and adjust flavor, salt, sweet, tang
  • Cook your pasta or noodles according to the instructions on the package if you haven't already. Wash in cold water and set aside.
  • Chop up your vegetables and set aside.
  • Add the noodles and vegetables to a large bowl then add in your peanut butter sauce and toss well.
  • Taste and adjust salt and flavor then top with sesame seeds, roasted peanuts, and green onions and serve.

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Notes

For variation and add more protein , add in some cooked edamame or other beans or some cubes of tofu.
  • To make it Nutfree - Use tahini or sunflower seed butter instead of peanuts and use sunflower seeds and hemp seeds instead of peanuts 
  • to make it Soyfree use coconut aminos 
  • the recipe is gluten-free if you use Glutenfree pad Thai noodles or other rice noodles 

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 355mg | Potassium: 418mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3670IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 2mg