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Spicy Peanut Noodles with Cucumber

Toss hot noodles with a creamy peanut-lime sauce, then top with crunchy cucumber and optional chili oil.

Spicy Peanut Noodles with Cucumber

Total

18 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

8 min

Serves

2

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Servings

Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

  • 200 g Rice noodles
  • 3 tbsp Peanut butter (creamy)
  • 2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1.5 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha (or chili paste)
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil
  • 4 tbsp Water
  • 1 medium Cucumber
  • 1 tbsp Chili oil(optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook rice noodles according to package directions until tender, then drain and rinse briefly with cool water to stop cooking (about 8 minutes total).

  2. 2

    While noodles cook, whisk peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, sriracha, minced garlic, grated ginger, sesame oil, and water until smooth and creamy (about 10 minutes total prep).

  3. 3

    Toss hot noodles with the peanut-lime sauce until evenly coated. Add a splash of water if needed to loosen the sauce.

  4. 4

    Slice cucumber thinly and pile on top. Drizzle with chili oil if using, then serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

690

35% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein18 g
Carbohydrate86 g
Fat34 g
Fiber6 g
Sugar10 g
Sodium980 mg

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