I’m addicted to this Peanut Sesame Noodles recipe.  What’s great is you can enjoy the peanut sesame noodles hot and then cold as a salad the next day… if there’s any leftover! The peanut dressing is so savoury, you will have a tough time stop eating this dish! 

For this peanut sesame noodles recipe, you can substitute the organic peanut butter for regular if you don’t have on hand. You can also use gluten-free pasta instead of regular linguine. For a soy free option, use  Coconut Aminos instead of soy sauce.

Check out this delicious Lobster Lo Mein recipe too! 

Easy Peanut Sesame Noodles Recipe That You Can’t Stop Eating

Peanut Sesame Noodles

Peanut Dressing:

• 1/2 cup smooth organic peanut butter
• 1/4 cup soy sauce or Coconut Aminos (soy-free option)
• 1/3 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 medium garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar or rice vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar (or more to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes or Sambal
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Peanut Sesame Noodles:

• 1 lb. dried linguine or spaghetti (you can use other noodles but not rice noodles as they get a little too soft the next day)
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 red pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 yellow and/or orange pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1-2 carrots, cut into thin slices/strips
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• chopped cilantro to garnish

Method

1. First, mix the Peanut Dressing ingredients in a bowl or mixing cup and set aside.
2. In the meantime, finely chop the vegetables. 
3. Toast the sesame seeds – make sure to watch closely to ensure they don’t burn (don’t ask how many times I’ve done this!)
4. In a large pot, boil water with a pinch of salt to make the pasta. You will want to break the linguine into half or thirds.  
5. Cook the pasta until ready and drain. Put pasta back into the pot and add half of the peanut sauce, and half of the vegetables and stir well.
6. Add the remaining peanut sauce and vegetables.
7. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top and extra cilantro to garnish.
8. Enjoy warm and cold leftovers!