Cold Sesame Noodles

Too hot to cook a big meal...don't worry I have you covered. Cold sesame noodles cook in under ten minutes. Add in some leftover protein, always batch cook your proteins, toss in a few veggies and dinner is on the table in no time flat. #fiber #keto #lowcarb #vegan #easyweeknightdinner

Ordering cold sesame noodles from your favorite Chinese take-out may be easy but they come with a carb BOMB of about 100 net carbs! Let that sink in for a moment. This version has 11 grams of fiber in each serving from the noodles alone, that is 44% of the RDV! I am going to give you a fast weeknight-friendly meal that is packed with protein and can easily be swapped to vegetarian or even vegan if you like.

Stick to the core ingredients and you will have a great dish on your hands in minutes. Have different veggies, or proteins mix it up, its your meal after all. P.S. you don't have to use the chopsticks.

Cold Sesame Noodles Recipe - Serves 4

Make the sauce first to give the dry ingredients time to get happy in the fluid. Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil, no salt is required we will be rinsing the noodles to cool them down. Once the water reaches a boil drop them in and watch the pot carefully, bean-based pasta tends to foam over, reduce the heat cook to the minimum time on the package, usually about 4 minutes. Once cooked strain under cold running water until cool. Spread the drained noodles out into a casserole dish lined with some paper towels and let dry. Simply toss the dressing into the noodles and veggies and top with your protein and enjoy.

Sauce ingredients

2 T apple cider vinegar

1/4 c. lesser sodium soy sauce

1/3 c. tahini

1/3 c. light oil - olive or canola

2 tsp. chili garlic paste - you seriously need to have this on hand - 1 tsp chili flakes work well

1 tsp. sesame oil

10-12 drops of fish sauce - trust me it's not weird, but omit if vegan

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/4 tsp ginger powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp onion powder

1 package of dry soybean noodles

4 portions of leftover chicken, beef, pork or smoked tempeh

1/2 red bell pepper sliced into the finest strands you can muster

3-4 green onions cut the white end into rounds and the green section on the bias