Crunchy Vegetable Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing
Home » COOK » Recipes »I made this Crunchy Vegetable Noodle Salad as part of my meal prep routine. I like to make a different salad (that keeps well) each week, so that I don’t have to worry about what to have for lunch each day. I’ve always been notoriously bad for skipping lunch, so this keeps me on track. This noodle salad is easy and quick to put together, and stays fresh for about a week when stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
Noodle Salad
I really do love a salad, and during the spring and summer months, I make them a lot. I made a variation of this salad a few years ago for my sister’s baby shower – Nutty Noodle Salad – which went down a treat with the guests. In that recipe I actually blanched some of the vegetables, which I didn’t bother to do this time around; preferring to leave them raw to save time. Other switches I made this time, were using less oil, and a reduced fat peanut butter.
Since I count my calories, I look for ways to reduce them, without compromising on flavour. Each portion of this salad is less than 400 calories, which is perfect for me. It is a little high in salt, but that could be compensated by using a reduced salt soy sauce instead (which I didn’t have at the time of making)
Of course, I’m biased when it comes to my own recipes, but this noodle salad tastes so good! I love all the different tastes and textures from the veggies, noodles, dressing and nuts – I really enjoy having these noodles for lunch! It’s one of those recipes that you can tweak to your tastes too.
You could use different kinds of noodles, like rice, or soba; use a different combination of veggies; and even add a protein like cooked chicken, prawns, or tofu. Try Oven Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs with this noodle salad – it’s a winning combo.
This vegetarian salad keeps well in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. I used plastic tubs on this occasion, but you could use a glass jar instead – I’m finding that they really keep food fresh. For meal prep, you could also divide the dressing into small pots, and pour over when ready to eat.
Crunchy Vegetable Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing
Ingredients
- 300 g dry weight egg noodles, cooked according to package instructions and cooled
- 120 g 1 can sliced bamboo shoots in water, cut in thirds lengthways
- 140 g 1 can sliced water chestnuts cut into strips
- 130 g baby corn cut in quarters lengthways
- 150 g sugar snap peas cut in half lengthways
- 1 red bell pepper cut into thin strips
- 2 carrots cut into thin strips
- 6 spring onions finely chopped (reserve some to garnish)
For the dressing
- 30 ml rice wine vinegar
- 30 ml soy sauce
- 75 g peanut butter 30% less fat
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 garlic cloves crushed
- ½ piece fresh ginger peeled and grated
- 25 g sesame seeds reserve some to garnish
- 30 g unsalted peanuts to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Place the noodles and the prepared vegetables into a large bowl and mix together well.
- Whisk all of the dressing ingredients together until well combined.
- Pour the dressing over the noodles and vegetables and mix well.
- Divide between 6 airtight containers.
- Garnish with the peanuts, and reserved spring onions, and sesame seeds.
- Refrigerate for up to a week.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.