Name: Sesame Noodles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 6 Oz Udon Noodles, or egg noddles, or soba noodles; 1 Zucchini, *spiralized zoodles; 2 Cup Mix Vegetables, I used 2 spiralized carrots, and 1 red bell pepper thin sliced; 1/4 Cup Peanut Butter; 1/4 Cup Tahini Paste, sesame paste; 1/4 Cup Lime, juice, 3-4 lime to get juice, more for serving; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tsp Sesame Oil; 1 tsp Sesame Seeds; 2 tsp Sambal Chili Paste, or more per taste; 2 tsp Garlic, 3 cloves, minced; 2 tsp Ginger, grated, 1-2 inch; 1/4 Bunch Cilantro; 2 tbsp Honey; Salt and Black Pepper, to taste

Creamy, sweet and spicy Sesame Noodles with outrageous delicious peanut-y Sesame Sauce. Pack these noodles to go or serve on side with BBQ... These Cold Sesame Noodles fit perfectly in every role. (even great to pack for lunch).

Don't consider these any peanut sauce noodles because Sesame Noodles are way more than that. It has best of both words. Peanut butter and Sesame Paste. The distinct sesame flavor is what sets this recipe apart from rest.

I believe, every peanut butter lovers needs to this recipe in their repertoire. It is so easy to put together, and travels well. This recipe combines peanut butter with nutty sesame paste. When I shared Tahini Sauce a few days ago, I realized, you guys need to try my Sesame Noodles Recipe.

Let's dig in!

Sesame Noodles Recipe

The base for creamy sesame noodles starts with peanut butter, tahini (sesame paste), sesame oil and sesame seeds. Asian seasonings: soy sauce, sambal chili paste, garlic, and ginger enhance the flavor of sesame making sauce unbelievably delicious. Like I said in for my Tahini Sauce recipe, you will love this sesame sauce even with spoons. Noodles are completely optional. ;)

Speaking of noodles, the best noodles to go with Sesame Sauce are Udon. The texture of udon noodles holds on to sauce very well. I used a wheat-free dried noodles variety for these pictures. I recommend trying fresh udon noodles for best result.

I lightened-up noodles by replacing half of noodles with veggies. A full spiralized zucchini, bell pepper, and carrot strings. This is a good trick to serve pickiest eater few serving of veggies. Honestly, no one says "no" to delicious and creamy Sesame Sauce. Plus zoodles blend so well with regular noodles, it is hard to resist bowl even with veggies.

Creamy Sesame Noodles Easy and Delicious

All ingredients for this recipe are easy to find. If you love Asian flavors, most of these will be in your pantry.

Sesame Paste is also known as Tahini Paste. You can find Sesame Paste in Mediterranean as well Asian Food Stores. The Asian Sesame Paste is slightly different in flavor from Mediterranean Tahini Paste. But addition of peanut butter, sesame oil and soy sauce make up for the flavor difference. What I'm saying is, even if you have Tahini Paste at home, you can still try this recipe.

You can also find Sesame paste in International Food isle of most US Stores.

Shout-out for few of your favorite Peanut Butter-y Recipes on Blog.
Ramen Noodle Salad with Miso Peanut Dressing
Chili Lime Peanut Noodles
Peanut Kale Salad (it's outrageous delicious)

If you hitting beach or in mood of weekend BBQ, don't forget to pack some Sesame Noodles. I hope you will love'em as much as we do.

Have a wonderful weekend. -Savita x