Cold Peanut Noodle Salad

Name: Cold Peanut Noodle Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 about 2 cups salad each
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp natural-style peanut butter; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger; 1 medium lime, juiced (2 Tbsp juice); 2 tsp soy sauce; 1/4 cup neutral oil*; 8 oz. whole wheat spaghetti; 4 cups finely shredded red cabbage; 2 carrots; 1/2 bunch cilantro (about 1/2 cup chopped); 4 green onions (about 1/2 cup sliced); 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped

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4.8

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Excellent

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings
4 about 2 cups salad each
Calories
63713 kcal
Course
Salad, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine
Asian, American

Cold Peanut Noodle Salad

Nancy Wheeler

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This Cold Peanut Noodle Salad with homemade peanut lime dressing is the perfect meal prep for summer! No reheating necessary.

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Ingredients

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Peanut Lime Dressing

3 Tbsp natural-style peanut butter $0.21
1 Tbsp brown sugar $0.04
1 clove garlic, minced $0.08
1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger $0.05
1 medium lime, juiced (2 Tbsp juice) $0.69
2 tsp soy sauce $0.08
1/4 cup neutral oil* $0.82

Salad

8 oz. whole wheat spaghetti $0.55
4 cups finely shredded red cabbage $1.12
2 carrots $0.22
1/2 bunch cilantro (about 1/2 cup chopped) $0.75
4 green onions (about 1/2 cup sliced) $0.45
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped $0.24

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Instructions

To make the peanut lime dressing, combine all the ingredients in a bowl or blender. Whisk or blend until smooth. Set the dressing aside.
Bring a pot of water to a boil for the whole wheat spaghetti. Break the spaghetti in half to make it easier to stir into the salad ingredients later. Once the water is boiling, add the spaghetti, and continue to boil until the pasta is tender. Drain in a colander and rinse it briefly with cold water to cool it off. Let the pasta drain well.
Meanwhile, shred the cabbage as finely as possible using either a knife or the shredding attachment of a food processor. Shred the carrots using a large-holed cheese grater. Roughly chop the cilantro and peanuts. Slice the green onion.
Combine the cooled and well drained pasta in a large bowl with the cabbage, carrots, cilantro, green onion, and peanuts. Toss the salad until the ingredients are evenly combined.
Serve the salad and peanut lime dressing immediately, or divide the undressed salad between four containers (about 2 cups each) and divide the dressing between four smaller containers (about 2 Tbsp or slightly more each). Refrigerate up to 4-5 days.

Notes

*Any light flavored oil. I used avocado, which drove the price up a good bit. Less expensive options include: canola, vegetable, safflower, or grape seed oil.