Noodle salad with chilli nuts

Preparation time

less than 30 mins

Cooking time

less than 10 mins

Serves

Serves 1

Dietary

Vegetarian

Salad is not just about lettuce, this zingy noodle salad is perfect for popping in your lunchbox.

By Paul Rankin

Ingredients

For the salad

  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp clear honey
  • ¼ cucumber, peeled, seeds removed, finely chopped
  • ¼ red pepper, finely chopped
  • 100g/3½oz egg noodles, cooked according to packet instructions
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the chilli nuts

  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 50g/2oz peanuts
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp chilliflakes

Method

  1. For the noodle salad, put the vegetable oil, soy sauce and honey in a large bowl and mix well.

  2. Add the cucumber, pepper and cooked noodles, season with salt and pepper and mix well.

  3. For the chilli nuts, heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the peanuts for 3-4 minutes. Drain off the oil and fry for a further 2-3 minutes, then add the salt and chilli and stir well to coat the nuts.

  4. Put the noodle salad in a bowl, sprinkle over the nuts and serve.

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