Description
This Thai Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce is a refreshing and flavorful dish that combines crunchy vegetables, tender noodles, and a creamy, tangy peanut sauce. Perfect for a light lunch or dinner!
Ingredients
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Dry Noodles:
- 6 ounces brown rice noodles, pad thai style rice noodles, soba noodles, or linguini
Veggies:
- 4 cups mix of red cabbage, carrots, and radish, shredded or grated
- 1 red bell pepper, finely sliced
- 3 scallions, sliced
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped (or substitute basil and mint)
- 1 tablespoon jalapeño, finely chopped
- 1/4–1/2 cup roasted, crushed peanuts (optional garnish)
Thai Peanut Sauce:
- 5 thin slices ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (or almond butter)
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or GF Braggs Liquid Amino Acids
- 1/3 cup honey, agave, or maple syrup
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
- 1 – 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper (or sriracha sauce)
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cook Noodles: Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and chill under cold running water.
- Peanut Sauce: Blend all sauce ingredients until smooth.
- Prep Veggies: Slice, grate, and chop.
- Combine: Toss veggies, bell pepper, scallions, cilantro, and jalapeño in a serving bowl. Add noodles and toss. Pour peanut sauce over and toss to coat.
- Taste: Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve garnished with peanuts, cilantro, and lime wedge.
Notes
- Rice Noodles: For pad thai style rice noodles, soak in boiling water until softened.
- Salad keeps well for up to 4 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 214
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 280.5 mg
- Fat: 9.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29.9 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg