Whenever Marc and I go out for Chinese food at our local restaurant, we always start with a yummy salad. I’m not even usually a big salad person but this one converted me. It’s an Asian noodle salad loaded with flavor and I am obsessed. So I tried to recreate it right at home! I knew the basic ingredients so I had a place to start.
I covered the salad and refrigerated it until it was dinner time. The leftovers kept perfectly for another couple of days too! In fact the flavors deepened even more, so I recommend making it ahead of time. I hope you all enjoy this simple and amazing salad! It is better than calling for take out for sure. xoxo
This is an amazingly flavorful Asian noodle salad loaded with tender rice noodles, veggies and easy dressing! Perfect as a first course or light lunch.
- 8 ounces rice noodles
- 3 whole carrots peeled and grated on the largest holes of a box grater
- 2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 1 bunch scallions thinly sliced, green only
- 1 cup bean sprouts drained and rinsed
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sesame oil
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 dash worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 1/2 teaspoon creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice
- First, prepare the rice noodles according to the package. They may need to be either gently boiled or soaked in hot water for just a few minutes. Drain them in a colander and rinse them well under cold water. Transfer them to a large salad bowl and toss them with the carrots, cabbage, scallions, bean sprouts, peanuts and cilantro. In another bowl whisk the soy sauce, two oils, Worcestershire sauce, grated ginger, grated garlic, peanut butter and Chinese five spice together thoroughly. Pour the dressing into the salad and toss it all together really well to coat everything. You can either serve immediately or cover it in the refrigerator until you want to eat it! It will keep for a couple of days.
This sounds delish! I love asian noodles – I could eat them every day! Definitely making these!
Thank you!! I hope you love the recipe 🙂
What a nice and easy noodle recipe Leigh. ?
I love make anything with noodles and this recipe will be made soon.
The peanuts and then some peanut butter…oh yeah! ??
I also like that it’s all veggies, no meat in this dish.
A nice change up for our dinner.
Pinned!
Thank you so much Dalila!! I hope you love the recipe :-D.
Oh, yum! This looks really good!
Thank you so much!!
I could honestly eat noodles everyday of my life. If they’re Asian-inspired, even better! Thanks for the recipe!
Same, Marta! I could eat noodles in any form all day every day :-). Thanks very much!!
What a fun way to get a bunch of vegetables in
Thanks very much!!
I love how easy and delicious this recipes is! I’ll be trying this one over the weekend.
Thanks very much, I hope you enjoy it!! 🙂
This sounds so yummy! I’m going try it out!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much!!
So cool that you were able to recreate a restaurant favorite right at home!
Thanks very much!!