I’m a peanut butter lover, I’ll admit that! You can get almond butter, cashew butter, macadamia nut butter, damn, you can even get pumpkin seed butter these days; however, out of them all, I always come back to the classic. Good ole straight up peanut butter. It’s so versatile and last week I tested it as a base for the sauce for my noodle salad that I made for lunch.
This is definitely how I love to cut carbs in my ‘diet.’ Way to often carbohydrates are given a bad rap, but like all foods, they have a place as part of a balanced diet and are a mainstay for many dishes. Yes, there are some mealtimes when I like to bulk up on the protein and veggies and feel perfectly satisfied, but then there are times where nothing will do except a dose of carbohydrate goodness.
A satisfying and nourishing noodle salad idea dressed with a creamy peanut butter and sesame sauce - it's full of flavour and super speedy to make too!
- 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Comvita Manuka Honey
- 1 garlic clove grated
- 1/2 inch fresh ginger grated
- juice of one lime
- 300 g precooked egg noodles
- 1/2 red and yellow peppers sliced
- 1 carrot finely sliced
- handful of tenderstem broccoli
- 4 spring onions sliced
- 3 tbsp roasted peanuts
- 3 tbsp sesame seeds
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Pour all the ingredients into a bowl and stir together until well combined.
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Pour everything into a large bowl and pour over the peanut dressing.
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Using two forks, toss everything together so everything is well covered with the dressing.
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Serve and enjoy!
Making my own dressings isn’t something that I do very often, usually, a dollop of hummus is plenty for my salads. Alas, I’m not sure hummus would sit well on a big bowl of noodles and veggies. Admittedly, dressings are simple and healthier to make and I really love how this creamy peanut dressing clings to the noodles and adds so much flavour.
In this recipe, I used Comvita Manuka Honey to help balance out the gentle saltiness from the soy sauce. Manuka honey originates from New Zealand and is becoming very popular in the wellness world for its wonderful health properties. I always like to have a jar of honey in the cupboard and use it regularly for its natural sweetness. It’s great drizzled on yoghurt, in bakes, and cooking too.
I love noodle salads and really should make them more, normally we only eat noodles as part of a stir fry, but enjoying them as part of a salad is lovely too. For this recipe, I’ve kept things vegetarian and made use of some beautiful fresh vegetables, but you could easily add some chicken or king prawns too.
Also, check out my latest video to see how I made it, hit play below to watch. I hope you like it!
Do you like to make your own sauces? Are you a fan of manuka honey?
*Recipe commissioned by Comvita, but all opinions are my own.
Gorgeous recipe! I LOVE PB and I have a jar of Comvita Manuka Honey in my cupboard right now so will give this a try.
Oh fab! Let me know what you think if you give it a try.
I’m a massive fan of both PB and honey. I use honey in my coffee instead of sugar and PB goes with so much (as well as being good on a teaspoon ?)
Ha! Yeah, I love getting my sweet fix with it on a teaspoon too. 🙂
Ohhh that looks insanely good. I tend to use Manuka honey on my yoghurt – yum!
Thank you! Honey on yoghurt is fab!
I love cooking with peanut and honey – will have to try this at the weekend x
Please do! Let me know what you think. 🙂
Although the allergic people might object, peanuts make the world go round. This looks like a fab lunch!
Yep, not so good if you’re allergic unfortunately.
I’ve heard such great things about Manuka Honey before. Love the look of this dish, yum!!
Thank you!
Loved this recipe!!! The dressing was perfect on rice noodles with veggies. Next I’m going to try it on a salad with grilled chicktrn, edamame, roasted red pepper, cilantro and a chili vinaigrette (just like paneras Thai chicken salad).
Oh wow! So glad that you enjoyed it. 🙂
Lovely recipe – it would be perfect for a summer packed lunch too.
Absolutely! More exciting than sandwiches too.
This looks lovely fresh and super tasty. Will be giving this a try 🙂 x
Thank you!
I am not a fan of peanut butter on its own, but I do use it in cooking and this recipe is something I would love to use it in, I also love manuka honey and find it works very well in dishes like this x
It works great in a sauce doesn’t it!
I love to make my own satay sauce but usually I don’t add a sweetener. I might try mankuna honey next time 🙂
Give it a try, it works so well.
I am a big fan of both peanut butter and honey! I have heard such great things lately about the benefits of Makuka honey, but I am yet to try it. I think I need to pick some up so I can try this wonderful looking noodle salad!
I need to make more of my own sauces with things like this. It looks healthy AND delicious. I also like the sound of savoury with the sweetness of honey – not something i would have considered x
I am a huge peanut butter fan as well so this sounds right up my street. The honey sounds lovely the perfect dressing for a dish like this x
The honey works really well. 🙂
Wow this looks DELICIOUS! The colours are amazing and I can taste it in my mind haha! Fab recipe I am keeping hold of it x
Thanks so much!
This sounds delicious, and your photos are making my mouth water! Honey and PB is a great combination! x
It makes a great combo with all the other ingredients in the dressing.
Yum this look delicious. There a little noodle bar where I live that make this. I really fancy some now. xx
Oh yum! I would be there all the time.
It looks really really good! I really like peanuts so this is def. something I want to try. 🙂
Yay! Hope you like it.
This recipe looks so scrummy! I love peanut butter and also use manuka honey a lot at home especially in my tea or porridge. I am going to try it in this recipe now instead!! Thank you for sharing x
Thanks, Tanya! Let me know if you give it a try.
This looks great I wouldn’t have thought to combine honey and peanut butter.
Thank you!
These look so yummy – I love peanut flavoured things and I do love noodles x
It goes so well with noodles.
I love the sweet and savoury flavour combination and the salad really has that going for It – when paired with the richness of the peanut butter and the tang of the garlic it has all the flavours to get your tastebuds going – delicious!
Absolutely! Sounds like you’ve made this before, ha! 😀
Oh this looks and sounds so good! I’m going to pin it as a work lunch idea. I love manuka honey and peanut butter but have never tried them together I don’t think.
Fab! I hope you enjoy for lunch.
This looks just incredible and the addition of Manuka Honey makes me wants to eat it all the more x
Thank you Rachel!
We love peanut butter but never tried it with Manuka Honey, sounds like a match made in heaven x
It really is, works lovely as a sauce.
Ooh YUMMY!! This peanut sesame noodle salad looks so fresh and tasty but really filling too! xxx
Thanks so much, Laura!
oh the honey would sure give it a lovely sweet taste so I think I am going to have to give this a try out for myself as looks and sounds amazing