Cold Dishes / American Chinese Recipe
Sesame Cold Noodles
Sesame cold noodles and noodles with peanut butter are chilled noodles dressed with sesame paste, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, and chile oil.
Recipe at a glance
| Purpose | High-frequency Chinese restaurant menu dish |
| Cuisine or format | Cold Dishes / American Chinese |
| Menu variation rule | Protein may be adjusted without creating a separate recipe family. |
Ingredients
- 12 oz wheat noodles
- 2 tablespoons sesame paste or tahini
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter, optional
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon black vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chile oil, optional
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Cucumber shreds
- Scallions
Method
- Cook noodles and rinse until cool.
- Whisk sesame paste, peanut butter if using, soy sauce, vinegar, chile oil, sugar, and sesame oil.
- Thin sauce with warm water until pourable.
- Toss noodles with sauce.
- Top with cucumber and scallions.
- Serve chilled or room temperature.
Variations and substitutions
- For chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, tofu, or mixed seafood variants, keep the same sauce logic and adjust the cooking time for the protein.
- For allergies or religious dietary needs, check sauces, broth, wrappers, cooking wine, and shared wok or fryer use.
- For takeout-style dishes, sauce texture matters: the sauce should coat the food rather than become a thin soup.