Cold Sesame Noodles, An Old Chinese favorite

These cold sesame noodles are quick and easy to make, especially if you store a batch of sauce in a jar in your refrigerator.

Cold Sesame Noodles

Chewy, slippery, cold noodles come together in a flash thanks to the superior binding properties of potato starch

Spicy Peanut Noodle Salad With Cucumbers, Red Peppers, and Basil

I still have a soft spot for cold peanut noodles. These days, I make them with far fewer noodles and many more vegetables. Indeed, it's now more of a vegetable salad with a few noodles added in for textural contrast. A handful of fresh herbs rounds out the flavors.

Sichuan Shirataki Sesame Noodle Salad With Cucumber, Sichuan Peppercorn, Chili Oil, and Peanuts (Vegan)

Slick shirataki noodles are perfect for cold noodle salads where their slippery texture helps keep each strand separate while simultaneously picking up plenty of flavor from a sauce of Sichuan peppercorn and chile-infused oil, black vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, and peanuts.

Cold Sichuan-Style Noodles with Spinach and Peanuts

This hot and numbing cold noodle salad is a take on Dan Dan Mian, with spinach replacing a healthy portion of the noodles. The tangy and hot dressing slings wonderfully to the blanched leaves, delivering powerful and balanced flavor in every bite.

Cold Yibin-Style Noodles

A nutty Sichuanese-style Chinese noodle dish with chile oil and preserved mustard greens.

Chinese Cold “Salad” Dressing (凉拌汁)

This all-purpose Chinese Cold “salad” dressing recipe is ready to add flavor to blanched/steamed vegetables, tofu, seaweed, noodles, or anything you want!

Noodle Salad with Sesame Peanut Dressing (Work lunch idea!)

An Asian inspired noodle salad with the most amazing creamy sesame peanut dressing with a hint of lime and heat. Perfect make-ahead lunch - the dressed noodles will keep perfectly in the fridge for 2 to 3 days.

Chinese Chicken Salad

The hero of this Chinese Chicken Salad is the Asian Dressing. It can make any bowl of fresh greens devilishly moreish! Terrific for packed lunches!

Sesame Noodles

Sesame Noodles tossed in a fabulous Asian Sesame Peanut Dressing! Terrific served at room temperature or warm, this is a great Asian side dish.