Chinese Cold Noodles Salad with Peanut Sauce Recipe

Chinese Cold Noodles Salad with Peanut Sauce Recipe.  This salad is a mouth-watering, so fresh and the vegetables are so crunchy and it has a perfect balance of sweet, savoury and spicy flavours.  This cold salad is made of Vermicelli noodles, carrots, cucumber, spring onions, roasted peanuts and a savoury Chinese peanut and sesame oil dressing.

SERVES 4

• 450g Thick Rice Vermicelli Noodles
• 2 tbsp Sesame oil
• ½ of medium Cucumber, seeded and julienned
• 85g roasted peanuts
• 2 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced
• 1 medium carrot, julienned and soak in iced water

Dressing :

• 100g peanut butter
• 4 tbsp water
• 3 tbsp light soy sauce
• 90ml dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp roasted white sesame seeds
• ½ cup Sesame oil
• 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (hua tiao)
• 1-2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 4 tbsp honey
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tsp ginger, finely chopped
• ½ cup hot water

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the noodles and cook until barely tender and still firm.
• Drain and plunge into cold water and drain well.
• Toss noodles with sesame oil and transfer to a serving dish.
• Prepare a dressing by combining all ingredients except hot water in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Add hot water and blend until the consistency turns like whipping cream.
• Top noodles with cucumber, roasted peanuts, spring onions and carrots.
• Serve noodles at room temperature with dressing on the side.