How to make Harusame Beanthread Noodle Salad by kurumicooks authentic tasty Japanese home cooking

beanthread noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Zucchini noodles are lower in calories and spaghetti is more accessible.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers health benefits while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium options reduce salt intake, tamari is gluten-free.

rice vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has health benefits, while white vinegar is cost-effective.

Remove the bean thread noodles from their packets and boil for 3 minutes in a large saucepan.

Drain and cut the noodles in half.

Halve the cucumber lengthways, scrape out and discard the seeds, then slice and cut into matchsticks.

Thinly slice the carrot diagonally, then cut into matchsticks.

To make the dressing, add the rice vinegar, sugar, and sesame oil to the soy sauce and mix well.

Put the noodles in a bowl, add the cucumber, carrot, dressing, sesame seeds, and chili, and mix well.

If you are not in a hurry, let them stand for 30 minutes for the noodles to absorb the dressing.

Mix again just before serving and garnish with the chopped spring onion.

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