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Asian Peanut Noodle Salad

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 173.0

Total Fat: 6.6 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 358.5 mg
Total Carbs: 27.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
Protein: 6.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Asian Peanut Noodle Salad calories by ingredient

Introduction

This is a delicious and vitamin packed pasta salad. A great summer dish that I often take to picnics. People always ask for this recipe and even my teenagers love it. This is a delicious and vitamin packed pasta salad. A great summer dish that I often take to picnics. People always ask for this recipe and even my teenagers love it.

Minutes to Prepare: 30

Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

Dressing:

1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth)

1/4 cup soy sauce (low sodium)

1/3 cup warm water

2 tblsp. chopped fresh ginger

1 medium clove garlic

2 tblsp. white wine vinegar

1 1/2 tsps. honey

1 tsp. dried hot red pepper flakes

* you can add a tblsp. of asian sesame oil to the dressing for taste, but it's still good without it (calories not included in the recipe).

Noodle Salad:

3/4 lb. linguine fini or spaghetti

4 scallions, thinly sliced

1 red & 1 yellow bell peppers cut into 1/8" thick strips

1 cup of sliced carrots

* sometimes I add extra firm cubed tofu and sometimes I add a couple tblsp. of sesame seeds. (calories not included in the recipe)

Makes 12 1 cup servings

Directions

Cook the pasta until done, rinse in cold water. Add pasta to the noodle salad ingredients and toss.

Puree the dressing indgredients in the blender for 2 minutes, until smooth. Mix well with the noodle salad.

Enjoy!!

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HERESTOCOUGARS.