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angled view of sesame noodles on blue background. Topped with spring onions and black sesame seeds ready to eat

Quick and Easy Sesame Noodles

Robyn
This vegetarian noodle recipe is ready in under 15 minutes. Soft noodles, crunchy vegetables are all dressed in a salty punchy ginger sesame dressing.
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Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course dinner, Lunch, lunchbox, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Servings 2 people
Calories 508 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 180 g noodles I use ramen or soba
  • 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoon ginger finely grated*
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 spring onions finely chopped
  • ½ yellow capsicum/pepper roughly diced
  • ⅛ small red cabbage finely shredded
  • 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds plus more to serve

Instructions
 

  • Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions.
  • While the noodles are cooking, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic powder, adding a teaspoon of the noodle cooking water.
  • Drain the noodles and cool by running under the cold water tap for a minute or so.
  • Place the noodles into a large mixing bowl and stir in the dressing, spring onions, capsicum/pepper, cabbage and sesame seeds.
  • Divide between two bowls and sprinkle over extra sesame seeds.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Ginger: you can use a pinch of dried ginger if you don't have any fresh ginger, or you want the ginger taste to be mild.
  • Sesame Seeds: use white sesame seeds rather than black sesame seeds if you prefer.

Nutrition

Calories: 508kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 15gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1029mgPotassium: 462mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 764IUVitamin C: 87mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 2mg
Keyword easy noodle recipe, noodle salad, sesame noodles

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