Description
Bright and flavorful cilantro lime noodles with a silky sauce, perfect as a main or side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz long noodles (spaghetti, linguine, or rice noodles)
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1–2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tsp honey or agave
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup toasted peanuts or cashews, roughly chopped
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- Finely chopped cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil and cook the noodles until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain the pasta.
- Combine cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, garlic, soy sauce, honey, olive oil, and sesame oil in a blender. Pulse until mostly smooth.
- Transfer the sauce to a large sauté pan over low heat. Warm gently until aromatic and slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
- Add the drained noodles to the pan and toss, adding reserved pasta water a tablespoon at a time until the sauce clings to the noodles.
- Adjust seasoning with salt, lime juice, or soy sauce as needed.
- Plate immediately, sprinkling toasted nuts, scallions, sesame seeds, and extra cilantro over the warm noodles.
Notes
Serve on a warmed shallow bowl for best presentation. To store, keep sauce and noodles separate if possible.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Blending and Sautéing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg