Peanut Butter Miso Noodles

Unpopular opinion, but for the most part, I am ramen’d out. It’s not my go to meal after a long day…but noodles hit so different when you’re sad and need a little…pizzaz?

Enter: Peanut Butter Miso Noodles. This recipe requires one to throw that flavor packet away and instead, create a orsnge hued paste that will result in the most silky of noods.

Nutty from the peanut butter, rich and saty from the miso, and a little kick from the sriracha or chili oil is the perfect medley for a quick and flavorful dish to serve for 1 (or 2, I suppose).

Miso Peanut Butter Noodles

Yield: 1 serving

Time: 10-15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon red miso paste

• 1 tablespoon peanut butter

• 1/2 tablespoon chili oil/sriracha

• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

• 1 small garlic clove, minced

• 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup

• noodles (with 1/4c reserved noodle water)

• steamed bok choy, for garnish

• sauteed mushrooms, for garnish

• sesame seeds, for garnish

• scallions, for garnish

• chili oil, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

To make the sauce:

1. To In a bowl, whisk together the miso, peanut butter, chili oil/sriracha, rice vinegar, minced garlic, soy sauce, and maple syrup. Stir until incorporated (it may be a bit thick to start out, but we will thin the sauce out later)

To assemble:

1. Cook your noodles and reserve 1/4 of noodle water. In a bowl, add the noodles, peanut butter-miso sauce, and noodle water. Mix until all the noodles are coated and the sauce begins to cling to each noodle.

2. Top with favorite toppings such as steamed bok choy, sauteed mushrooms sesame seeds, scallions, and chili oil

3. Dive in!