Cold Noodle Bowl Salad with Peanut Dressing

 

Ingredients

• 6 oz soba noodles
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/4 small purple cabbage
• 1 large carrot
• 1 green onion
• 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons GF low sodium tamari
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 lime
• black sesame seeds

Instructions

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook according to package instructions.
• While water is boiling, thinly slice the red bell pepper and purple cabbage (really, as thin as you can!).
• Use a vegetable peeler to peel carrot into thin strips. Slice green onions.
• Make the peanut dressing by thoroughly mixing peanut butter, sesame oil, tamari, garlic, juice of 1 lime, honey, red pepper flakes. Mix well. Add water to achieve desired consistency and additional salt to taste.
• When noodles are cooked drain, and then rinse in cold water until noodles are cool.
• Assemble bowls by placing noodles in bowl, piling on veggies after. Garnish with black sesame seeds and serve with peanut dressing.