Cold Noodles with Peanut Sauce, a recipe exchange with a friend | 花生酱凉面

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a similar taste with less saturated fat.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: coconut aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while coconut aminos are lower in sodium.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is heart-healthy and can substitute in dressings.

crushed peanuts

🥗Healthier: chopped walnuts

💰Cheaper: chopped almonds

Chopped walnuts provide a similar crunch with different flavor.

Cook leftover pasta until al dente; shock in ice water or rinse with cold water.

Prepare garlic water by soaking garlic in water.

Slice cucumbers into slivers for garnish.

Grind roasted peanuts and sesame seeds in a coffee grinder until chunky.

Add 2 tablespoons of ground peanuts and 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds to a bowl.

Add 1.5 tablespoons of chili pepper powder to the peanut and sesame mixture.

Heat about half a cup of oil in a pan until hot, then turn off heat and let cool for 10 seconds.

Infuse the peanut and chili powder mixture with the hot oil in a ceramic or stainless bowl.

Mix the infused oil with sugar, sichuan pepper powder, garlic water, soy sauce, and sesame oil to create the sauce.

Add the cooked noodles to the sauce and mix well.

Fold in sliced cucumbers and chopped green onions into the noodles.

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