Sesame noodles with cucumber

Name: Sesame noodles with cucumber
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 180 g Dry wheat noodles; 60 g Tahini; 12 g Sesame oil; 24 g Soy sauce; 20 g Plain rice vinegar; 10 g Sugar; 8 g Garlic; 180 g Cucumber; 30 g Spring onion; 10 g Sesame seeds; 50 g Water

Wheat noodles tossed warm in a creamy sesame-soy sauce with crisp cucumber and spring onion.

Estimated total time: 20 minutes2 portionsAbout 630 kcal per portion

Sesame noodles with cucumber — representative dish photograph — Photo: N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source. Wikimedia photograph; responsive display cropping. Only the foreground bowl represents this recipe; the restaurant sauce and background bowl are unverified.

Ingredients for 2 portions

180 g Dry wheat noodles
60 g Tahini
12 g Sesame oil
24 g Soy sauce
20 g Plain rice vinegar
10 g Sugar
8 g Garlic
180 g Cucumber
30 g Spring onion
10 g Sesame seeds
50 g Water

Method

Bring a pot of water to the boil. Cook 180 g dry wheat noodles according to the packet, until just tender; reserve 50 g of their hot cooking water before draining.
While the noodles cook, cut 180 g cucumber into fine strips, thinly slice 30 g spring onion, and finely grate 8 g garlic. Measure the sesame seeds separately.
In a large bowl, whisk 60 g plain tahini with the 50 g reserved hot noodle water, a little at a time, until smooth. Whisk in 12 g sesame oil, 24 g soy sauce, 20 g plain rice vinegar and 10 g sugar, then the grated garlic.
Toss the still-warm drained noodles with all the sauce. Divide between two bowls, then top with cucumber, spring onion and 10 g sesame seeds. Eat while warm so the sesame sauce stays loose.

A meatless home adaptation of Shanghainese ma jiang mian. This version uses widely available tahini, made from untoasted sesame, instead of Chinese roasted sesame paste; its flavour is milder. The source also discusses peanut butter and optional meat sauce, neither of which is used here. Check noodle, soy sauce and tahini labels for vegan suitability and cross-contact. Wheat, soy and sesame are flagged; the photographed restaurant serving may contain different seasonings or animal ingredients, and a second bowl is visible behind it. Ingredient-based calories and timing are estimates, not kitchen-tested.

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Allergens and ingredient checks

Listed allergens: gluten, sesame, soy. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

Judy Leung / The Woks of Life — ma jiang mian reference

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