Cold Sesame Noodle Salad

Make it the night before and carry the dressing in a jar.

Serves 4 25 min 12g protein
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Ingredients

  • Dried noodles350 g
  • Cabbage300 g
  • Carrots200 g
  • Cucumber200 g
  • Spring onions60 g
  • Soy sauce60 ml
  • Sesame oil30 ml
  • Honey30 g
  • Fresh ginger15 g

Method

  1. Cook the noodles, drain them, and rinse under cold water until completely cool.
  2. Toss the drained noodles with a little of the sesame oil so they do not clump.
  3. Finely shred the cabbage and cut the carrot and cucumber into thin matchsticks.
  4. Whisk the soy sauce, honey, grated ginger and remaining sesame oil into a dressing.
  5. Toss the noodles, vegetables and sliced spring onion together and dress just before eating.
  6. Keep the dressing separate if you are packing this for tomorrow.

What it costs, and where to buy it

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Each item at whichever of your shops sells it cheapest.

  • WoolworthsBest choice$11.14 for all 9 items

$2.79a serve

$2.79 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths

About $11.14 of ingredients used for 4 serves.

$24.51 across 2 shops · all 9 items priced · $2.06 more for bigger packs, 64% spare for later

WoolworthsBest choice

$11.14

9 of 9 ingredients

you'll pay $26.95 · $15.81 of it spare

Coles

$11.60

9 of 9 ingredients · $0.46 more

you'll pay $25.57 · $13.97 of it spare

Aldi

$39.53

9 of 9 ingredients · $28.39 more

you'll pay $52.11 · $12.58 of it spare

Buy at Woolworths$16.25

Buy at Aldi$8.26