Asian Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing

Name: Asian Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp light soy sauce; 4 spring onions (scallions), finely sliced; 2 tbsp clear honey or maple syrup; 2 carrots, peeled and grated; a small handful of coriander (cilantro), mint and Thai basil leaves, torn; 2 tbsp sesame oil; warm water, to adjust the consistency; 1 pak choi, finely sliced; 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, chopped, to serve; 1 tbsp peanut butter (see hack); 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 red (bell) pepper, deseeded and finely sliced; 1 baby gem lettuce, finely sliced; 1 tsp finely grated ginger (see hack); ½ small cucumber, cut into matchsticks

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Life's Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom

By Prue Leith

Published 2024

About

Somehow the Asian combination of peanut, soy, sesame, garlic and ginger never fails to work, whether they are in a salad, stir-fry or soup. This salad relies on ginger, rather than chilli, to give it a reviving kick, and gets its sweet richness from the addition of honey. It’s important to roast the peanuts.

Ingredients

2 carrots, peeled and grated
½ small cucumber, cut into matchsticks
1 red (bell) pepper, deseeded and finely sliced

Asia
Vegetarian

Method

In a salad bowl, first whisk all the dressing ingredients together, adjusting with warm water as necessary, until you have a coating consistency.
Add all the salad ingredients to the bowl with the dressing and turn them gently.
Top with the chopped peanuts.