Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 7 ounces noodles (like ramen, soba, rice stick, or spaghetti)
  • 3 cups purple cabbage (shredded)
  • 2 medium carrots (shredded)
  • 1 bell pepper (red, yellow, orange) (thinly sliced)
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves (about 1/2 bunch)
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions (about 4)
  • 1/4 cup roasted peanuts (chopped)
  • 1-2 teaspoons sesame seeds (black or white)
  • optional grilled chicken breast (or rotisserie chicken )
  • 1/2 cup PB2 Crunchy Powdered Peanut Butter
  • 1/3 cup hot water
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice (from 1 lime)
  • 1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup)
  • 1 garlic clove (pressed or grated)
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon red curry paste (or Sriracha sauce *)

Instruction

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles until al dente or as long as indicated on the package. Then drain them and rinse until cooled.
  • Add the cooled cooked noodles to a large bowl together with shredded purple cabbage, shredded carrots, thinly sliced bell peppers, chopped cilantro, and sliced green onions.
  • Toss everything until combined.
  • To make the dressing add the PB2 Crunchy Peanut Butter Powder to a glass jar. To that add the hot water, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, garlic, sesame oil, and red curry paste (or Sriracha).
  • Whisk all dressing ingredients until evenly combined. Or close the jar and shake everything up.
  • Drizzle the dressing over the cold noodle salad not too long before serving (otherwise the noodles absorb a lot of it and the salad dries out). Toss everything up to combine.
  • Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and sesame seeds. Taste and adjust with soy sauce, salt & pepper, or lime juice as needed.
  • To turn this into a more filling main meal you can top each serving with grilled chicken slices or cut up rotisserie chicken meat.