Noodles with cucumber

This unusual cold Chinese noodle recipe, that is based on a recipe from Ken Hom's 'Taste of China, will help you use up a glut of cucumbers and also be another contender for your Gent night recipes.

Noodles with cucumber

Servings:	4 as side dishes, 2 as a main course
Calories per serving:	613
Ready in:	10 minutes
Prep. time:	5 minutes
Cook time:	5 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	24th October 2012

Best recipe review Nice as a tapa too 4.7/5 Even though this is CHinese, it worked well as a Spanish tapa. Klapaucius

Ingredients

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• 450 g (1 lb) fresh or dried Chinese egg noodles
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 450 g (1lb) cucumber (one cucumber)
• 175 g (6 oz) fresh bean sprouts

Dressing

• 1 tablespoon Garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 tablespoon ginger root, peeled and very finely chopped or grated
• 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar ( I prefer brown sugar)
• 2.5 tablespoons sesame paste (tahini)
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons chilli oil

To serve

• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, lightly toasted

Method

1. Cook the noodles as instructed, refresh under cold water, rinse and drain then toss in the sesame oil
2. Peel the cucumbers, cut into 4 length-ways and run your knife down the 'triangle' to remove and discard the seeds.
3. Cut into thin slices (food processor is your friend here)
4. Blanche the bean sprouts in boiling water for 1 minute then rinse and drain in cold water
5. Mix the dressing ingredients well, add the noodles and cucumbers and toss in the dressing
6. Sprinkle with sugar and sesame seeds and serve immediately

Chef's note

If using Very lazy ginger or the homemade version of the same thing, use the vinegar from that instead of white wine vinegar.

Peeling ginger

There is no need to peel ginger. As a result of attending a Thai cookery demo, we have learnt that peeling ginger is unnecessary unless for aesthetic purposes as the skin is high in fibre and full of flavour. However, do remove any bits that have become tough or woody.

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