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

Serves: 2
Time to make: 20 mins

Total cost: $ 12.60 / $ 6.30 per serve

(at time of publication)

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

Ingredients
Nutrition Info.(per serve)

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

Nutrition Info

Kilojoules 2460kJ
Calories 587cal
Protein 24g
Total fat 27g
Saturated fat 5g
Carbohydrates 55g
Sugars 17g
Dietary fibre 10g
Sodium 240mg
Calcium 170mg
Iron 3.5mg

Instructions

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.

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