Cold Sesame Noodle Salad
Make it the night before and carry the dressing in a jar.
Serves 4 25 min 12g protein
VegetarianDairy freeSaladAsianBudget
Plan it this weekIngredients
- Dried noodles350 g
- Cabbage300 g
- Carrots200 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Spring onions60 g
- Soy sauce60 ml
- Sesame oil30 ml
- Honey30 g
- Fresh ginger15 g
Method
- Cook the noodles, drain them, and rinse under cold water until completely cool.
- Toss the drained noodles with a little of the sesame oil so they do not clump.
- Finely shred the cabbage and cut the carrot and cucumber into thin matchsticks.
- Whisk the soy sauce, honey, grated ginger and remaining sesame oil into a dressing.
- Toss the noodles, vegetables and sliced spring onion together and dress just before eating.
- Keep the dressing separate if you are packing this for tomorrow.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
- 25 ml Maple syrup instead of Honey
Gluten-free
- 350 g Rice noodles instead of Dried noodles
- 60 ml Tamari instead of Soy sauce
Rice noodles need only a few minutes in boiling water; rinse them cold straight away and toss with the sesame oil so they do not stick.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $11.84 of food
$35.03
66% spare
New Worldno items missing · $11.85 of food · $0.01 more
$35.01
66% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $12.69 of food · $0.85 more
$41.16
69% spare
$2.96a serve
$2.96 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $11.84 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$35.41 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $5.40 more for bigger packs, 70% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$11.84
no items missing
you'll pay $35.03 · 66% of it spare
New World$11.85
no items missing · $0.01 more
you'll pay $35.01 · 66% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$12.69
no items missing · $0.85 more
you'll pay $41.16 · 69% of it spare
Buy at New World$21.25
Sesame oil
$2.90/100ml
need 30 mlPams Sesame Oil 100ml 200 ml$5.79closest match
New World$2.90/100ml$5.79·Pak'nSave$3.29/100ml$6.09·Woolworths NZ$8.00
Fresh ginger
$8.99/kg
need 15 gGinger 1 kg$8.99
New World$8.99/kg$8.99·Pak'nSave$19.30/kg$5.79·Woolworths NZ$10.50
Buy at Pak'nSave$10.67
Dried noodles
$0.50/100g
need 350 gJade Phoenix Thick Noodles 100g 375 g$1.89closest match
Pak'nSave$0.50/100g$1.89·Woolworths NZ$1.89·New World$0.77/100g$3.09
Carrots
$1.99/kg
need 200 gCarrots 1 kg$1.99
Pak'nSave$1.99/kg$1.99·New World$2.19/kg$2.19·Woolworths NZ$3.50
Honey
$1.36/100g
need 30 gPams Value Creamed Clover Blend Honey 500 g$6.79closest match
Pak'nSave$1.36/100g$6.79·Woolworths NZ$5.59·New World$2.28/100g$5.69
Buy at Woolworths NZ$3.49
Soy sauce
$3.49
need 60 mlWoolworths soy sauce 500 mlclosest match
Woolworths NZ$3.49·Pak'nSave$0.83/100ml$2.49·New World$0.93/100ml$2.79