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Cucumber Noodles with Peanut Sauce
4.8 from 18 votes

Cucumber Noodles with Peanut Sauce

This noodle dish is light, fresh, and healthy!

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, International, Vegetarian, Vegan, gluten-free

Ingredients

For the Peanut Sauce:
  • 2/3 cup peanut butter creamy natural
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce, gluten-free
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons agave syrup or honey
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice fresh
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon ginger finely grated
  • red pepper flakes to taste, dash
  • 1/3 cup water warm
For the Cucumber Noodles:
  • 2 cucumber large, seedless
  • 1/3 cup cilantro for garnish, chopped, fresh
  • 1/3 cup peanut for garnish, chopped

Instructions

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  1. First, make the peanut sauce. In a large bowl, combine peanut butter, rice vinegar, Tamari, sesame oil, agave, and lime juice. Whisk until smooth. Stir in garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Whisk in the warm water until sauce is smooth.
  2. Next, make the cucumber noodles. Adjust the julienne blade on a mandoline to the 1/8-inch-thick setting. Carefully run a cucumber down the blade, slicing the cucumber to form noodles. Continue with the other cucumber. If you don't have a mandoline you can use a julienne peeler to make the noodles or a spiralizer.
  3. Place cucumber noodles on a plate or in a bowl. Drizzle with peanut sauce and toss gently. Top with cilantro and peanuts. Serve and enjoy!
  4. Note-for gluten-free make sure you use Tamari and for vegan make sure you use agave. You can substitute soy sauce for the Tamari and honey for the agave if you don't need the recipe to be gluten-free or vegan. We also had leftover peanut sauce!