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Spicy vegetarian peanut and noodle salad

cold noodle salad with peanut

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 18 oz soba noodles
  • 1 bunch cut asparagus spears
  • 1/4 cup brown rice vinegar
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 chopped garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced spring onions
  • 12 oz cut to small cubes firm organic beancurds (tofu)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts

Cooking Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to boil the soba noodles as instructed on the noodle package.
  2. Toss in the asparagus.
  3. Drain noodles and asparagus, run under cold water for about a minute and set aside.
  4. To make the dressing, combine rice vinegar, peanut butter, sesame oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt in a mixing bowl.
  5. Thin the dressing with hot water.
  6. Toss in the noodles, asparagus, spring onions, tofu, peanuts and the dressing.
  7. Ready to serve.

Servings: 8

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