Healthy Warm Noodle Recipes

Serves 4

Ingredients Prepared:

     2 tbs sesame seeds
     500g pkt thick wheat noodles
     1/2 large telegraph cucumber, peeled, halved lengthways
     2 carrots, peeled
     1 red capsicum, quartered, deseeded
     3 limes, halved
     100ml kecap manis (sweet Indonesian soy sauce)
     2 1/2 tbs peanut oil
     2 tsp brown sugar
     Ground black pepper, to taste
     6 green shallots, trimmed, thinly sliced
     1 small (about 450g) daikon radish, peeled, finely shredded (optional)

How to Cook:

Brown sesame seeds

Add and cook sesame seeds on a large frying pan over high heat , tossing, for 3-4 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate and set aside.

Cooking Noodles

In a large saucepan of boil water over high heat. Add the noodles and cook, uncovered, for 6 minutes or until just tender.

Prepare vegetable

Meanwhile, use a teaspoon to deseed the cucumber. Cut the cucumber, carrots and capsicum into long, thin strips.

Make dressing

Juice 3 lime halves and cut the remaining lime halves into wedges. Place lime juice, kecap manis, oil, sugar and pepper in a small screw-top jar. Shake to combine.

Mix noodles with sauce

Drain the noodles and return to the pan with the dressing and green shallots. Cook over medium-low heat, tossing constantly, for 2 minutes or until heated through.

Add vegetable and serve

Remove pan from heat and add the sesame seeds, cucumber, carrots, capsicum and daikon. Toss gently to combine. Serve with lime wedges.