Peanut Noodles with Edamame and Cucumber

Cool noodles and edamame tangled in a savory-sweet peanut sauce, topped with cucumber and crushed peanuts. Twenty minutes, and most of that is the noodle water coming to a boil.

Serves 320 minutes plant-basedveggiehigh-proteindairy-free

• ✓Edamame are whole young soybeans, a complete plant protein.
• ✓Peanut butter brings plant protein and unsaturated fats.
• ✓Cucumber and scallions keep it crisp against the rich sauce.

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Ingredients

• •8 oz / 225 g noodles (soba, udon or spaghetti)
• •1½ cups / 200 g frozen shelled edamame
• •⅓ cup / 85 g natural peanut butter
• •2 tbsp soy sauce
• •1 tbsp rice vinegar
• •1 tbsp maple syrup
• •1 tsp toasted sesame oil
• •1 clove garlic, grated
• •1 cucumber, in matchsticks
• •2 scallions, sliced
• •2 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed
• •chili crisp or chili flakes, optional

Method

1. Cook the noodles; drop the edamame into the same pot for the last 2 minutes. Drain and rinse briefly under cool water.
2. Whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, maple syrup, sesame oil and garlic; thin with hot water, a spoonful at a time, until it pours like heavy cream.
3. Toss the noodles and edamame with the sauce.
4. Top with cucumber, scallions, crushed peanuts, and chili crisp if you like.

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