
Cold sesame noodles
Serves 4
Easy
Total time:
Peanuts and sesame are big factors in Sichuan cooking, as is a love of cold savoury dishes to cool off on hot days. This is a great recipe to start with, if you want to get involved
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- 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp, plus extra to serve toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 x 275g packs cooked egg noodles
- ½, deseeded and cut into very thin 8cm strips cucumber
- a handful roasted peanuts
- to serve (see cook’s notes below) chiu chow chilli oil
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal430
- fat19.8g
- saturates3g
- carbs48.5g
- sugars10.6g
- fibre3.7g
- protein12.5g
- salt1.1g
Method
step 1
Put the peanut butter, tahini, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and caster sugar into a large bowl with 50ml of water and whisk.
step 2
Tip the noodles into the sauce and gently mix until everything is well coated. Divide between four bowls.
step 3
Put a small pile of cucumber strips onto each bowl, and a separate pile of peanuts. To serve, drizzle over extra sesame oil and some chilli oil, if you like.