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Asian Noodle Salad Jars

Name: Asian Noodle Salad Jars
Prep time: 14 min 59 s
Cook time: 9 min 59 s
Total time: 24 min 59 s
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon peanut butter; 4 teaspoon sambal oelek; 4 teaspoon rice vinegar; 4 teaspoon soy sauce; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds; 4 ounce soba noodles; 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 1 cup shelled edamame, cooked; 2 large carrots, peeled and shredded; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup crunchy rice noodles

February 26, 2016

Hannah Hoskins

This spicy, crunchy salad is the perfect healthy meal to take for lunch at work

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Asian Noodle Salad

Fresh vegetables, soba noodles, and a spicy peanut dressing are layered up in a mason jar, for the perfect healthy, wholesome lunch to take with you to work.

This recipe is courtesy of Foxes Love Lemons.

Ready in

25 m

15 m

(prepare time)

10 m

(cook time)

Servings

555

Calories Per Serving

Ingredients

For the dressing

2 Tablespoons peanut butter
4 Teaspoons sambal oelek
4 Teaspoons rice vinegar
4 Teaspoons soy sauce
1/4 Cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 Teaspoon black sesame seeds

For the salad

4 Ounces soba noodles
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 Cup shelled edamame, cooked
2 large carrots, peeled and shredded
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 Cup crunchy rice noodles

Directions

For the dressing

In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, sambal oelek, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. While whisking, drizzle in the olive oil, until all the oil is incorporated. Stir in sesame seeds.

For the salad

In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles according to package instructions. When cooked, rinse under cold water, and drain.

Divide spicy peanut dressing equally among 4 pint-sized jars. Put soba noodles on top of dressing in each jar. Layer remaining ingredients on top, and finish with the crunchy rice noodles.

Seal jars and refrigerate. To serve, either toss salad together in the jar, or pour into a bowl, and stir everything together.

Nutritional Facts

Servings4

Calories Per Serving555

Total Fat21g32%

Sugar5gN/A

Saturated3g16%

Protein15g30%

Carbs80g27%

Vitamin A383µg43%

Vitamin B60.3mg15.8%

Vitamin C48mg81%

Vitamin E4mg19%

Vitamin K56µg70%

Calcium83mg8%

Fiber6g22%

Folate (food)178µgN/A

Folate equivalent (total)178µg45%

Iron3mg16%

Magnesium90mg23%

Monounsaturated13gN/A

Niacin (B3)3mg17%

Phosphorus292mg42%

Polyunsaturated4gN/A

Potassium557mg16%

Riboflavin (B2)0.2mg11.4%

Sodium707mg29%

Thiamin (B1)0.3mg20%

Zinc2mg13%