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Rice Noodles in Asian Peanut Sauce
Pasta & Rice

Rice Noodles in Asian Peanut Sauce

Asian-style rice noodles with a rich peanut sauce – quick, easy and make-ahead

⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Cooked pasta

  1. 1
    Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.
    ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot
    💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
  2. 2
    Drain.
    Colander
  3. 3
    Transfer immediately to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking, and drain again.
    ColanderBowl

For the Salad Dressing

  1. 4
    In a small bowl, whisk the peanut butter, lemon juice, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and paprika until smooth.
    Bowl
  2. 5
    Add the hot water and stir until the dressing is smooth and slightly runny.

To assemble

  1. 6
    Toss the noodles with the dressing until evenly coated.
    Bowl
    💡Noodles rinsed in cold water stop cooking and lose their surface starch: they don't stick together, and the dressing coats each one.
  2. 7
    Add the carrot and spinach and divide among bowls.
  3. 8
    Sprinkle the peanuts and cilantro on top and serve.
406calories
11 gprotein
52 gcarbs
18 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 51%● fat 38%

Per serving (136 g), of 4 servings

For the Cooked pasta · For the Salad Dressing · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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