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Kelp Noodle Salad
Ingredients
For the salad
- 12 ounces kelp noodles cut in half
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 2 green onions chopped (green parts only)
For the peanut dressing
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- juice of 1 lime
- ¼ cup water
- ½ teaspoon Sriracha sauce optional. Or more, to taste, if you like a spicier sauce.
- 2" piece fresh ginger coarsely chopped
For the sesame mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 3 cups shiitake mushrooms sliced
- pinch of sea salt
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Toss the noodles, carrots, and green onions together in a large bowl, separating the noodles as much as you can.
- Combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, water, hot sauce, and ginger in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Taste and add extra Sriracha, if you feel like it’s not hot enough for your taste.
- Toss the noodles in the dressing and set them in the fridge to chill until you’re ready to serve.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add the mushrooms and salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until they soften, about 5-7 minutes. You may need to add a little bit of extra oil by the teaspoon, if things get dry. Transfer to a plate with a clean dish towel or napkin on it, so any extra oil can drain off.
- Divide the noodle mixture between 4 bowls. Top with the mushrooms, sprinkle on the sesame seeds, and serve.
Notes
Your noodles will come out of the package in a big bundle. Slice that bundle in half, so you end up with two small, fat bundles. Otherwise, the noodles are super long and hard to wrangle when you’re eating them.
To soften kelp noodles, you can soak them in hot water for 10-15 minutes before preparing them. Whether you do that or not in this recipe is totally up to your personal preferences.
Leftover will keep for 2-3 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
Servings 3
Nutrition
Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 675mg | Potassium: 1171mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 7209IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 253mg | Iron: 4mg