Spicy Peanut Soba Noodle Salad
This spicy peanut soba noodle salad is easy to throw together and bursting with Asian flavors! Toss soba noodles with shredded chicken, colorful peppers, and spicy peanut sauce. A noodle salad everyone will love!
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 10 oz cooked soba noodles see notes
- 1 lb. of cooked shredded chicken shredded rotisserie chicken works too
- 2 bell peppers cut into stripes (red, yellow, orange green, whatever you've got on hand)
- 1/2 cup of matchstick carrots
- 5 scallions chopped (whites and greens both)
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- salt and pepper to taste
For the salad dressing:
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons minced ginger
- 5 tablespoons peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- For the salad dressing: Heat the sesame oil in a skillet, add the ginger and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Do not let the oil burn, you want the flavor to just infuse into the oil.
In a blender or food processor combine the infused oil, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, water, rice vinegar, sriracha sauce, and red pepper flakes. Blend until all the ingredients are completely mixed. - For the salad: In a large bowl, toss the noodles, shredded chicken, bell peppers, carrots, scallions, cilantro leaves, and peanuts. Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss until all the ingredients are combined. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
Notes
For the soba noodles: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook the soba noodles until just tender according to package directions, 6 to 7 minutes. Drain and run the noodles under cool water to stop cooking. Drizzle with a little sesame oil and toss so they don't stick together.
