Thai-Inspired Cold Noodle Salad with Sesame Peanut Sauce Recipe

If you're a fan of cold noodle salad, you won't be able to resist this delightful Thai-inspired recipe. This dish combines the goodness of linguine with a mouth-watering sesame peanut sauce. The sauce is a perfect blend of soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, sesame oil, peanut butter, rice wine vinegar, garlic, and lime juice. You can even enhance its flavor by adding hot and crunchy chili oil, although this version is baby-friendly. Once the linguine is cooked, let it chill before adding the chopped bell pepper, cilantro, carrots, red onion, and scallion. To finish, generously drizzle the salad with the Thai-inspired peanut sauce, giving it a good stir. With its scrumptious flavors, you'll find yourself craving this dish for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And the best part? It tastes even better the next day.

Ingredients:

  1. soy sauce
  2. sweet chili sauce
  3. sesame oil
  4. peanut butter
  5. rice wine vinegar
  6. garlic
  7. lime juice
  8. hot crunchy chili oil (optional)
  9. linguine
  10. bell pepper
  11. cilantro
  12. carrots
  13. red onion
  14. scallion

Cooking steps:

  • First, prepare the sauce by combining soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, sesame oil, peanut butter, rice wine vinegar, garlic, and lime juice.
  • If desired, add hot and crunchy chili oil for an extra kick. Note that this version goes easy on the spice for the little ones.
  • Cook the linguine according to package instructions and let it chill thoroughly.
  • Once chilled, add the chopped bell pepper, cilantro, carrots, red onion, and scallion to the linguine.
  • Drizzle the Thai-inspired peanut sauce generously over the salad.
  • Give the salad a good stir to ensure all the ingredients are well-coated.
  • Serve and enjoy! This dish is so flavorful that you could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
  • Don't forget to save some for leftovers – it tastes even better the next day.