Chili Crisp Noodle Salad
- ⏱ 35 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
A chilled soba noodle salad with salted cucumbers, tahini dressing, chili crisp, scallions, cilantro, and optional peanuts or sesame seeds.
Adapted from Serious Eats.
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1Mise en place
2Salt the cucumbers
3Plate and serve
1Mise en place
2Salt the cucumbers
3Plate and serve
Ingredients
- 6 Persian cucumbers (thinly sliced (about 4 cups))
- 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 3 tsp granulated sugar
- 269 g soba noodles
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup chili crisp
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 5 scallions (trimmed and thinly sliced crosswise)
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- chopped roasted salted peanuts, to taste
What you'll need
You'll share: Large colander, Large pot, Large bowl, and Serving bowls.
Each of you needs your own: Cutting board, Chef's knife, and Mixing bowl.
The full plan
Split between two cooks — each step says who's on it.
1. Mise en place BOTH
- Prep 6 Persian cucumbers: thinly slice (about 4 cups)
- Prep 5 scallions: trim and thinly slice crosswise
- Prep 1/2 cup cilantro: chop
2. Salt the cucumbers COOK 1
- In a large colander, combine the cucumbers, salt, and 1 teaspoon (4 g) sugar and toss to combine
- Let sit until the cucumbers release their liquid, about 20 minutes
3. Boil the water COOK 2
- While the cucumbers are draining, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil
- In the large pot of boiling salted water, cook the noodles until tender, following the timing on the package's instructions
4. Whisk the dressing COOK 1
- In a large bowl, whisk the tahini, rice wine vinegar, chili crisp, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons (8 g) sugar until smooth
- Gradually add the water while whisking constantly
5. Chill the noodles COOK 2
- Drain the noodles in a colander and rinse with cold running water until chilled
6. Combine the salad COOK 1
- Add the scallions, cilantro, drained cucumbers, and noodles to the tahini mixture
- Mix gently to coat the cucumbers and noodles
7. Plate and serve BOTH
- Transfer the noodles to serving bowls
- Top with chili crisp, cilantro, and peanuts or sesame seeds, if using, Serve
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