Creamy black sesame and garlic noodles
Who doesn't love an easy noodle dish that can be served hot or cold? Get all the creamy garlic, and black sesame flavour with this Asian-inspired noodle dish you can make on the fly.
SERVES
2
Ingredients
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bird's eye chilli, deseeded and chopped
- 6 cups toasted and skin hazelnuts
- 1 tablespoon green Szechuan peppercorn
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup toasted sesame oil
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup black sesame paste
- 1/3 cup white sesame paste
- 2 tablespoons almond butter or peanut butter
- 2 cups yang chun noodles
- Half a cucumber, chopped
- 1 bunch scallion, for garnish
- 5 sprigs cilantro
- 1 tablespoon toasted black and white sesame seeds
- Chilli oil, for seasoning
Directions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine garlic, bird's eye chilli, hazelnuts, peppercorns, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, black and white sesame paste and peanut butter and whisk until a shiny, velvety sauce is formed.
- In another medium mixing bowl, toss cooked cold noodles with some sauce until evenly coated. Twirl into a serving bowl and garnish with sliced cucumber, toasted sesame seeds, scallion, and cilantro.
- Drizzle chilli oil if you fancy some spice! Enjoy!
