This is just a basic Thai style salad made with a mix of cabbage, other vegetables and a peanut & lime dressing. The dressing can be used on the salad or you can toss it with shirataki noodles or other types for a low calorie peanut sauce pasta salad.
Low Calorie Thai Peanut Sauce
I put the regular recipe in the card because that's the salad I would make for a gathering or for guests. For myself, I would use the following. With allulose honey, it's only about 25 calories per tablespoon. I toss about 1 or 2 tablespoons with a bag of Miracle Noodles dry cooked with some frozen colored bell peppers.
- ½ cup powdered peanut butter
- 2-3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1½ tablespoons allulose honey
- 1 small clove garlic, minced or 1 teaspoon garlic oil for low fodmap
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger or a squeeze of the tube kind
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½-1 teaspoon Sriracha or Texas Pete
- 2-3 tablespoons more water if needed
Whisk the peanut powder with warm water until smooth. Whisk in all of the other ingredients. Store in a jar or covered container.
Miracle Noodles
If you think you don't like shirataki noodles, try the Miracle Noodles brand and cook them according the package direction in a dry skillet. Just drain, rinse and pour in a nonstick pan. Cook over medium, stirring often, until they are a touch dryer. Throw in some frozen cooked vegetables if you like. You can then serve them warm or bring them back to room temperature of chill. I find this brand to be much tastier and have a slightly less rubber-band like texture than other brands. Here's a picture of the noodles being dry cooked.
Recipe
Thai Style Peanut Salad
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 7 cups shredded cabbage use a mix of red & napa
- 1 cup sliced peppers red, yellow & orange
- ½ cup sliced carrots
- 1 large English cucumber peeled and sliced
- ½ cup red onion thinly sliced
- ½ cup peanuts, honey roasted or lightly salted
- ½ cup chopped cilantro (optional)**
Peanut & Lime Dressing
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh peeled and minced ginger
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce or Texas Pete's
- 1 tablespoon white rice vinegar
Instructions
- Make the dressing first. Put all of the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Set aside.
- Mix together all of the vegetables. Toss with about half of the dressing before serving.
Notes
- ½ cup powdered peanut butter
- 2-3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1½ tablespoons allulose honey
- 1 small clove garlic, minced or 1 teaspoon garlic oil for low fodmap
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger or a squeeze of the tube kind
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½-1 teaspoon Sriracha or Texas Pete
- 2-3 tablespoons more water if needed
AK says
I love shirataki noodles! I've learned to both rinse and chop them before cooking, though. Off topic but impt: you looked GREAT on Oprah, never once lost your cool even when O was doing her I'm-so-stupid act. And fyi I live near, know your fellow Bake-Off friend Karen T, she said this week she 's ready to start blogging - she'll be great, yes?!!
Anna says
Hi AK,Nice to hear from you! Karen and I talked about you at the Bake-Off. Thanks for the compliments about the O show. It was fun.
Anna says
Stefoodie, the smell is similar to fish. It had a mild fish sauce smell to it.
abi says
Considering that I love peanut butter, I am excited about making these for a party on Saturday. Suggestions for other vegetables? I was thinking red bell pepper and carrots. Also, I'm going to try out the lemon cookies. Thanks for the recipe!What I really mean to comment about was the 'stinky' quality of the noodles. It has me wondering about a way to pre-cook or rinse the awful soy noodle bowl from last week. Food for thought, certainly.
Anna says
Abi, I hope you like them. Maybe you should make a test batch before you make it for party goers. I thought they were really tasty, but they are a little different than regular noodles. The sauce is definitely good. As for add-ins, I think blanched broccoli pieces and/or snow peas and carrots would be good. Have you tried using baking soda on the bowl?
tg says
do you add the cellphone before or after the peanut butter? har har
Anna says
tg, I thought the cell phone would make it more Asian.Ali, what do you mean by "those kinds" of noodles? Have you tried the shiratakis already or do you just mean thin noodles in general?
Alicat says
oo awesome, my husband loves the peanut sauce with those kinds of noodles. I will have to make this one too. :o)