Cold rice noodle salad with crunchy veges, tempeh and honey-peanut dressing

Here's a noodle recipe that's light on the sauce and big on flavour. A perfect meal for just two!

Serves: 2

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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90g rice noodles
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 carrot, peeled in ribbons
1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled in ribbons
1 cup sliced green beans
1 red chilli, finely sliced, reserving some for garnish
1 spring onion, finely sliced
2cm piece ginger, finely sliced
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons hot water
spray oil
125g tempeh, in 2cm slices
2 teaspoons reduced-salt soy sauce
1 tablespoon roasted peanuts, to garnish

Instructions

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1 Cook rice noodles, following packet instructions. Drain and rinse under cold water. Add sesame oil and mix through. Set aside.

2 In a large bowl, combine next 7 ingredients well. In a small bowl combine peanut butter, vinegar, honey and hot water. Add noodles to vegetables, pour over most of the dressing, reserving a little, and toss to coat.

3 Spray a pan with oil and set over a medium-high heat. Add tempeh and cook, turning, until browned. Remove from heat. In a cup, combine soy sauce and 1 tablespoon water and add to pan, shaking pan to coat tempeh. Serve salad topped with tempeh, garnished with reserved chilli, peanuts and remaining dressing.

Variations

Make it vegan: Replace honey with maple syrup. Check rice noodles and rice wine vinegar are vegan.

Make it gluten free: Check tempeh and soy sauce are gluten free

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 587 cal

Kilojoules 2460 kJ

Protein 24 g

Total fat 27 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 55 g

Sugar 17 g

Dietary fibre 10 g

Sodium 240 mg

Calcium 170 mg

Iron 3.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.