Vietnamese Peanut Noodle Salad
Vegan Bean Noodle Salad with Shredded Vegetables, Crispy Tofu, and Amazing Peanut-Orange Sauce Gluten Free!
Equipment
- Mandoline slicer
- Deep saucepan for frying
Ingredients
- 200 Gram Bean noodles (a full pack) Cooked according to instructions on the pack
- 1 Large carrot Cut to thin Juliennes
- 1 Kohlrabi Cut to thin Juliennes
- ½ Small red cabbage Cut to thin Juliennes
- 1 Pack Sunflower sprouts About a 100 gram
- 3-4 Green onions Chopped
- 1.5 Cup Roasted peanuts
- 1 Cup Fresh coriander Chopped
Noodle Nonstick-Season Mix
- 2 Tbsp. Peanut oil or olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. Lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp. Mirin
Peanut-Orange Salad Sauce
- ¼ Cup Organic peanut butter
- 100 ml Orange juice About 1 orange
- 10 ml Soy sauce or 2 Tbsp.
- 2 Tbsp. Maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp. Sesame oil
Gluten-Free Fried Crispy Tofu
- 300 Gram Firm tofu Pat dried and sliced to about 1 cm rectangles
- ¾ Cup Rice flour Or white flour if you don't mind gluten
- ¾ Cup Water
- 1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
- Pinch Salt
- ¼ Tsp Pepper
- 1 Tbsp. Black sesame seeds
- 1 Cup Oil for frying Depends on the depth of your frying pan
Instructions
- Cook the noodles in boiling water for about 10 minutes or according to the instructions on the package. When ready, rinse the noodles under cold water to stop cooking and wash the starch.
- Mix the ingredients with the recommended Noodle Nonstick-Season Mix. Drizzle over the noodles, and mix with your hand so that the noodles won't stick and will add a bit of flavor as well. Set aside.
- Cut all the vegetables as recommended and add to the noodles.
- Mix all the peanut-orange sauce ingredients, and set aside.
- Mix the tofu batter ingredients in a bowl, rice flour, cornflour, sesame seeds, and spices.
- Heat oil for frying in a pan
- Dip each slice of tofu in the batter and fry on both sides for about 5 minutes until crispy. Place on a plate with a paper towel when ready.
- Serve the noodle salad with the vegetables and peanuts in a bowl or plate. Place 2 slices of crispy tofu, and drizzle the peanut sauce over. Enjoy!