Cold Peanut Soba Noodles

EdsGirlAngie's Note:

I'm a huge fan of cold peanut noodles, especially soba noodles. Soba noodles are Japanese buckwheat noodles, and are great for vegetarians. A 2-ounce (dry) serving of soba noodles has 8 grams of protein and 12% of the RDA of dietary fiber - and no cholesterol. Add different vegetables if you wish (shredded cabbage is good, or water chestnuts), and if you're not vegetarian, add soy-marinated chicken, shrimp or even salmon. Cook time is for boiling the noodles.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

For the sauce

• 4 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
• 4 ounces cooked soba noodles (or regular spaghetti)
• 1/2 red bell pepper, cut in strips
• 1/2 cup julienned carrot
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup peanuts (I like the Spanish redskins; roasted will do, also)

Directions:

1. Combine sauce ingredients thoroughly.
2. Toss cooked soba noodles (or spaghetti) with vegetables.
3. Add sauce and combine to coat everything.
4. (Since the flavors are so intense, I like my noodles a little on the"dry" side-- you can make this dish more"saucy" if you wish.) Add peanuts, adjust seasoning, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Reviews

[littlechefdino]

i actually joined just so i could rate this! i love this recipe- although i did substitute rice vinegar for white vinegar (with no noticeable flavor change) and i used 1/2 ginger flavored honey aand 1/2 agave. i used celery, tomatoes, cucumber and pineapple in place of the vegetables you mentioned as well, but the sauce was marvelous! will be making this again soon ^_^

[Chef C.S.]

I'd give it 5, but my husband and 2 young boys don't like it that much. My husband says it's too peanut buttery and can't get through it. I've made this recipe quite a few times because I DO like it a lot and I keep scaling back on the p'nut butter hoping to get a better reaction from the hubby. Tonight I halved the p'nut butter amount and sub'd in a little tahini, but it was still a no. I do also love how all this can be done ahead of time. Thanks for sharing.

[Smacky]

Excellent simple noodle dish, I made it up to take to work for lunch and it was great!