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Cold Chinese-Style Sesame Noodles with Cucumber

3.9

(26)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

2 tablespoons dark (Asian) sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar or rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
6 ounces capellini
1/2 seedless cucumber, cut lengthwise into thin spears and crosswise into thin slices (about 1 cup)
1 scallion, minced, or 1 tablespoon minced fresh coriander
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted lightly and cooled

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl stir together oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, and red pepper flakes until sugar and salt are dissolved.

    Step 2

    In a large saucepan of salted boiling water cook capellini until tender and drain in a colander. Rinse noodles under cold water until cool and drain well.

    Step 3

    In a large bowl toss noodles with sauce, cucumber, and scallion or coriander until combined well and divide between 2 plates. Sprinkle noodles with sesame seeds.

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