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

Total
18 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
8 min
Serves
2
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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
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
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
Toss hot noodles with the peanut-lime sauce until evenly coated. Add a splash of water if needed to loosen the sauce.
- 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
| Protein | 18 g |
| Carbohydrate | 86 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 10 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
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