The rice noodles with vegetables and peanut sauce is an oriental dish ready in less than 30 minutes. It’s about noodles or rice noodles seasoned with vegetables like oven-roasted peppers and broccoli, and with a really tasty and peculiar sweet and sour sauce made with soy sauce, peanut butter, lime or lemon juice, garlic, chili, and honey. If the combination of sweet, spicy, and salty ingredients might seem somewhat strange, we assure you it will surprise you with its spicy and decisive flavor. With rice noodles, a real cream is created that blends perfectly with the vegetables we decided to bake in the oven, but alternatively can be sautéed in a pan.
Here’s how to prepare rice noodles with vegetables: cook the vegetables in the oven for 20 minutes at 392°F. Prepare a sauce with oil, minced garlic, chili flakes, peanut butter, soy sauce, hot water, lemon or lime juice, and honey. Season the noodles with the sauce and vegetables.
These rice noodles with vegetables and peanut sauce are a perfect dish for everyday lunch and dinner. They are prepared in less than 30 minutes and with a few simple steps. Furthermore, it is a very versatile dish because we can use different types of vegetables according to what we like or simply what we have at home, such as zucchini and carrots, or mushrooms, cabbage, red cabbage, kale, cauliflower, pumpkin, and so on. Try these rice noodles and let us know if you liked them.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Boiling, Oven
- Cuisine: Asian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients to Prepare Rice Noodles with Vegetables
- 9 oz rice noodles
- 1 broccoli
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water (hot)
- 1 tbsp lime juice (or lemon juice)
- 1 tsp honey
- sesame oil (we used olive oil)
- dried red chili (we used chili flakes)
- ginger
- salt
- pepper
Tools to Prepare Rice Noodles with Vegetables
- Baking Tray
- Parchment Paper
- Skillet
- Pot
- Oven
How to Prepare Rice Noodles with Vegetables
To prepare rice noodles with vegetables, start by cooking the vegetables. Clean the broccoli by removing the hardest part of the stem and divide it into florets.
Halve the bell peppers and remove the inner seeds and filaments. Cut them into strips.
Peel and chop the onion.
Place all the vegetables on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Season with salt, pepper, and oil, and bake for about 20-25 minutes at 392°F.
While the vegetables are baking, prepare the sauce. Pour the oil into a skillet and add the minced garlic, ginger, and chili flakes. Cook for a minute over medium heat, then add the peanut butter, soy sauce, water, lemon or lime juice, and honey.
Stir until you get a smooth sauce.
Cook the noodles or rice noodles in boiling water following the package instructions for the cooking time, which is usually very short.
Drain the noodles and add them to the sauce.
Stir well to incorporate the sauce into the rice noodles, then add the oven-roasted vegetables and stir again to blend all the ingredients well.
Serve the rice noodles with vegetables right away.
Storage and Tips
You can store rice noodles with vegetables in the fridge for 1-2 days.
You can use your preferred vegetables.
For a completely vegetarian version, you can replace honey with maple syrup or agave syrup.
To make this dish also protein-rich, you can add eggs, chicken, shrimp, tofu, or tempeh.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What are rice noodles?
Rice noodles or vermicelli are a highly popular staple in Asian cuisine. They are made with rice flour, making them gluten-free, have a thin and light texture, and cook quickly.
Can I add other vegetables? What kind should I add?
Yes, you can add any vegetables you like! For example, you can add zucchini, carrots, cauliflower, pumpkin, cabbage, bean sprouts, etc.
How do you cook rice noodles?
They are cooked by placing them in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes. Alternatively, they can be soaked in hot water for a few minutes until they are soft.
