Easy peanut sauce noodles
This cold easy peanut sauce noodles recipe is perfect for hot weather and packed with flavor. Topped with garlic cucumbers for a refreshing finish.
Ingredients
- 200-250 g dried noodles of any kind
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 3 tbsp peanut butter
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp gochujang or other chili paste
- 100 ml pasta water
Quick salted garlic cucumbers
- 3 cucumbers
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tbsp olive or sesame oil
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 sliced green onions
- Chopped cilantro
- Chopped peppermint
Instructions
- Boil the noodles according to package instructions, then drain (reserve some pasta water) and run under cold water to stop the cooking process
- In a bowl mix the wet ingredients with a whisk until smooth
- Add in the noodles
- Mix it all together
- In a different bowl mix all the ingredients for the garlic cucumbers
- Ideally you would let these sit in the fridge for 10 minutes before eating, but they are good to go
- Serve it all together
- Sprinkle some sesame seeds or chopped peanuts on top
Notes
This recipe is super versatile and you can add to the sauce anything else you would like.