Cold Peanut Noodle Salad

No microwave at work? Road trip and want to pack some healthy meal prep eats? Needing a new salad to add to your week?

This recipe is for you! This cold peanut noodle salad takes a fun twist to the traditional salad. Cabbage, carrots, onions, peanuts, and pasta with a delicious peanut dressing on top will satisfy all your taste buds. Add some grilled chicken or steak for extra protein and you got yourself a well balanced meal with no need for a microwave. If you'd like to keep this meatless you can use chickpea pasta to help increase the protein.

Here is what you will need:

Peanut Dressing

- 3 tbsp natural peanut butter

- 1 tbsp honey (brown sugar or maple syrup will work too)

- 1/2 tbsp garlic, minced

- 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated (or ground will do)

- 2 tbsp lime juice

- 2 tsp soy sauce (or liquid aminos)

- 1/4c oil (olive, avocado, grape seed)

Salad

- 8 oz whole wheat spaghetti or angel hair pasta

- 4 cups red cabbage

- 1 cup shredded carrots

- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

- 4 green onions

- 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped

Instructions--

• To make the peanut dressing, combine all the ingredients in a bowl or blender. Whisk or blend until smooth. Set the dressing aside.

• Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Break the pasta in half to make it easier to stir into the salad ingredients later. Once the water is boiling, add the pasta, and continue to boil until the pasta is tender. Drain in a colander and rinse it briefly with cold water to cool it off. Let the pasta sit & drain well.

• Meanwhile, shred the cabbage as finely as possible using either a knife or the shredding attachment of a food processor. Add shredded carrots. Roughly chop the cilantro and peanuts. Slice the green onion.

• Combine the cooled and well drained pasta in a large bowl with the cabbage, carrots, cilantro, green onion, and peanuts. Toss the salad until the ingredients are evenly combined.

• Divide the salad mixture into 6 even servings. Portion out the dressing or put in jar and use 1-1.5 tbsp with each salad. Enjoy this salad cold- store in fridge for 6-7 days.

Below is a printable PDF recipe card for your use!

Macros*:

366 Calories

19g Fat

41g Carbohydrates

10g Protein

*These macros were calculated with dividing the recipe into 6 servings, using honey & liquid aminos in the dressing; they will be different depending on the ingredients you choose to use.

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