Light and Healthy Peanut Sauce Noodles Under 275 Calories
Healthy low-calorie peanut sauce recipe with flavors of ginger, garlic, sesame, and lime! Pour this over spiralized summer squash noodles for a refreshing cold salad with staying power.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 272kcal
Ingredients
- 1 inch piece ginger peeled
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/3 cup natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice juice of half a lime
- 1 teaspoon packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 4 tablespoons water room temperature, add them 2 TBSP at a time until desired consistency
- 3 summer squash peeled and spiralized (or zucchini)
- 2 large carrots grated
- ½ large seedless cucumber chopped
- 4 scallions chopped
- ¼ cup roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- Make the peanut sauce: In a food processor or blender, combine the ginger, garlic, peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, Sriracha, sesame oil, and 3 tablespoons room temperature water. Pulse until smooth, adding 1 more tablespoon of water if needed to give the sauce a pourable, silky consistency. *Do not add more than 4 tablespoons of water or the sauce will be too thin.
- In a large bowl, combine the summer squash, carrots, cucumber, and scallions. Pour the peanut sauce on top and toss well to coat all of the squash noodles and veggies. Divide the salad among 4 bowls and sprinkle the top of each with 1 tablespoon of chopped peanuts.
Notes
The peanut sauce will keep, covered, in the refrigerator, for up to a week.
Nutrition
Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 17g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g