Rainbow veg noodle salad

Name: Rainbow veg noodle salad
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: medium egg noodles 50g; sesame oil; lime ½, juiced; peanut butter 1 tbsp; rice wine vinegar 1 tbsp; carrot 1, peeled and julienned; red pepper ½, thinly sliced; red cabbage ¼ of a small one, thinly sliced; sugar snaps 50g; spring onion 1, sliced; toasted sesame seeds 1 tsp

15 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Forget that store-bought sandwich, make lunch more interesting by packing this rainbow veg noodle salad. Packed full of fresh, crunchy veg with a zesty peanut dressing and under 300 calories, you'll be loving lunch again in no time.

March 25, 2015 at 3:08 pm

Ingredients

medium egg noodles 50g
sesame oil
lime ½, juiced
peanut butter 1 tbsp
rice wine vinegar 1 tbsp
carrot 1, peeled and julienned
red pepper ½, thinly sliced
red cabbage ¼ of a small one, thinly sliced
sugar snaps 50g
spring onion 1, sliced
toasted sesame seeds 1 tsp

Method

Step 1

cook the noodles following pack instructions, rinse under cold water and drain well. Whisk 2 tsp oil, the lime juice, peanut butter and vinegar in a large bowl. Add a splash of boiling water if you need to. Add the noodles, carrot, pepper, cabbage and sugar snaps and toss with the dressing. Divide between two containers and scatter with the spring onion and sesame seeds.