Cold noodle salad. Ideal dinner for a hot summer day!
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1/2English cucumber
1/2tbspSesame oil
1.5tbspChili oil or chili sauce, adjust the quantity based on your taste
3tspSugar
2tspChinese black vinegar
Apinch of Salt
1tbspLight soy sauce
1clove ofGarlic
1Green onion/scallion
Ahandful of Toasted peanutsoptional
1/4tspSichuan peppercorn oil optional
Instructions
Bring a pot of water to a boil, once the water is boiling, add a pinch of salt and a drop of oil. Cook the spaghettini to al dente, and then drain the water.
Add 1/2 tbsp sesame oil to the pasta, mix well till the sesame oil penetrates among the noodles. and noodles don’t stick to each other.Tips: use chopsticks to stir up the noodles and mix well. Repeat a couple of times. This will prevent noodles from sticking to each other and help noodles to cool down. To speed up the cooling, use an electric fan
Once the noodles cool down, add sugar, vinegar, salt, light soy sauce, chili oil/chili sauce, finely chopped garlic, mix well
Add shredded cucumber, scallions, and mashed toasted peanuts, Sichuan peppercorn oil, mix well
Taste, and adjust the seasoning to your liking
Enjoy
Notes
Adjust the quantity of chili oil/chili sauce based on your liking.
Sichuan peppercorn oil gives numb feeling on your tongue, ignore it if you don’t like the sensation