Cold Sesame Noodle Salad
Make it the night before and carry the dressing in a jar.
Ingredients
- Dried noodles350 g
- Cabbage300 g
- Carrots200 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Spring onions60 g
- Soy sauce60 ml
- Sesame oil30 ml
- Honey30 g
- Fresh ginger15 g
Method
- Cook the noodles, drain them, and rinse under cold water until completely cool.
- Toss the drained noodles with a little of the sesame oil so they do not clump.
- Finely shred the cabbage and cut the carrot and cucumber into thin matchsticks.
- Whisk the soy sauce, honey, grated ginger and remaining sesame oil into a dressing.
- Toss the noodles, vegetables and sliced spring onion together and dress just before eating.
- Keep the dressing separate if you are packing this for tomorrow.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
- 25 ml Maple syrup instead of Honey
Gluten-free
- 350 g Rice noodles instead of Dried noodles
- 60 ml Tamari instead of Soy sauce
Rice noodles need only a few minutes in boiling water; rinse them cold straight away and toss with the sesame oil so they do not stick.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
TescoBest choiceno items missing · £4.21 of food
£11.36
63% spare
Sainsbury'sno items missing · £4.28 of food · £0.07 more
£11.38
62% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi UK· £4.10 of food
£6.15
33% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Sesame oil
Morrisons· £4.35 of food
£12.64
66% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Spring onions
Asda· £5.79 of food
£9.77
41% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Honey
£1.05a serve
£1.05 a serve, cheapest at Tesco
About £4.21 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£8.56 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · £1.89 more for bigger packs, 62% spare for later
TescoBest choice£4.21
no items missing
you'll pay £11.36 · 63% of it spare
Sainsbury's£4.28
no items missing · £0.07 more
you'll pay £11.38 · 62% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.10
missing 1 item
you'll pay £6.15 · 33% of it spare
Morrisons£4.35
missing 1 item
you'll pay £12.64 · 66% of it spare
Asda£5.79
missing 1 item
you'll pay £9.77 · 41% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£3.79
Cabbage
£1.39/L
need 300 gPolish Specialities Red Cabbage 650 g£1.00closest match
Sainsbury's£1.39/L£1.00·Aldi UK£0.75/ea£0.75·Tesco£0.75/ea£0.75·Morrisons£1.50·Asda£3.92/kg£0.98·
OcadoN/A
Cucumber
£3.89/kg
need 200 g2 × Sainsbury's Standard 179.95 g£0.70closest match
Sainsbury's£3.89/kg£0.70·Aldi UK£4.95/kg£0.99·Asda£5.50/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£2.85·OcadoN/A
Spring onions
£0.65/ea
need 60 gSainsbury's Standard 100 g£0.65closest match
Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£6.90/kg£0.69·Asda£6.56/kg£0.82·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Honey
£2.18/kg
need 30 gStamford Street Co. Clear Honey 340 g£0.74closest match
Sainsbury's£2.18/kg£0.74·Aldi UK£2.20/kg£0.99·Tesco£3.50/kg£1.19·Morrisons£1.75·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£3.98
Carrots
£0.69/kg
need 200 g2 × Tesco Carrots Loose kg 159.42 g£0.11
Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.44·Sainsbury's£0.88/kg£0.44·Asda£0.88/kg£0.44·Morrisons£0.44·OcadoN/A
Soy sauce
£3.67/L
need 60 mlTesco Light Soy Sauce 150 ml£0.55closest match
Tesco£3.67/L£0.55·Aldi UK£0.55·Asda£3.80/L£0.57·Morrisons£0.90·Sainsbury's£13.75/L£1.65·OcadoN/A
Sesame oil
£10.60/L
need 30 mlTesco Toasted Sesame Oil 250 ml£2.65closest match
Tesco£10.60/L£2.65·Asda£12.53/L£1.88·Sainsbury's£11.00/L£2.75·Morrisons£3.50·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
Fresh ginger
£5.60/kg
need 15 gTesco Root Ginger Loose 100 g£0.56
Tesco£5.60/kg£0.56·Asda£5.00/kg£0.05·Aldi UK£7.92/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.55·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£0.79
Dried noodles
£0.79
need 350 gBramwells Standardclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.79·Sainsbury's£3.00/kg£0.75·Tesco£3.80/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Asda£6.42/kg£1.45·OcadoN/A