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4 Comments · Last updated May 12, 2017 | Published on Aug 7, 2015

Quick Cucumber Noodle Salad with Tahini-Lime Dressing

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This quick cucumber noodle salad with tahini-lime dressing is a meal I tossed together on a whim around 7pm this past Wednesday after spending 10+ hours in the kitchen. I had no intentions of sharing it on the blog, but it ended up looking so pretty and colorful that I decided to snap a few photos with my proper camera in case it ended up tasting good enough to share (note/my apologies: I didn’t realize that I had crossed the chopsticks — a symbol of denial — until I was editing the photos the following day). And it absolutely did.

Quick Cucumber Noodle Salad with Creamy Tahini-Lime Dressing

It’s quick | Requiring just 15 minutes total, give or take a few depending on the deftness of your chopping and spiralizing skills.

It’s crunchy | Chopped romaine is topped with a heaping pile of crisp cucumber noodles, julienned carrots, and sliced radishes. Plus, a few tablespoons of seeds are sprinkled on top for extra crunch.

It’s fun to eat | Big bites of cucumber noodles that have been mingling with a creamy tahini-lime dressing. Yes, again and again, bite after bite.

It’s vibrant and packed with vitamins and minerals | Just look at it…

Quick Cucumber Noodle Salad with Creamy Tahini-Lime Dressing

If you go on volume alone, you’ll think this salad makes way more than two servings, but trust me on this one.

After I snapped these photos, I promptly dumped this beaut of a salad into a large mixing bowl to accommodate my dressing slathering and then plopped on the couch, large metal mixing bowl in one hand and fork in the other. Dan promptly shot me a look and inquired, “Whoa, you got enough salad there? $5 says you won’t finish it.” An empty bowl and $5 bill exchange later, I was perfectly satisfied and deciding what I wanted for dessert (because there’s always room for dessert).

Moral of the story: using cucumber noodles as the main ingredient in this salad means this is the one instance in which your stomach will be bigger than your eyes. Load up a big bowl, drizzle on that dressing, and get crunching.

Quick Cucumber Noodle Salad with Creamy Tahini-Lime Dressing

Quick Cucumber Noodle Salad with Creamy Tahini-Lime Dressing
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Quick Cucumber Noodle Salad with Creamy Tahini-Lime Dressing

Cooling cucumber noodles and hydrating veggies are tossed in a creamy tahini-lime dressing.
Course Salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients

Cucumber Noodle Salad

  • 1 small head romaine, chopped
  • 2 large hothouse (English) cucumbers, spiralized
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and julienned
  • 4 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons raw sunflower seeds
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Creamy Tahini-Lime Dressing*

  • 3 tablespoons tahini
  • 1/2 to 1 tablespoons reduced-sodium tamari or soy sauce
  • Juice of 1/2 to 1 lime
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 1 to 4 tablespoons filtered water, as needed to thin

Instructions

  • Divide the romaine between two large bowls. Top with the cucumber noodles, carrots, radishes, scallions, cilantro, and seeds.
  • For the dressing: whisk together the tahini, tamari (to taste), lime juice, maple syrup, sesame oil, garlic, scallion (if using), and cilantro in a small bowl. If needed, add in the water, one tablespoon at a time, to thin the dressing. Adjust seasoning, adding more tamari or lime juice if needed.

Notes

*The creamy tahini-ginger dressing from this salad can also be used: https://www.blissfulbasil.com/2014/06/25/colorful-jicama-noodle-salad-with-creamy-tahini-ginger-dressing-vegan/

 

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Recipes, Salads, Uncategorized, Vegan Tagged With: Carrots, Cilantro, crunchy, cucumber noodles, dressing, gluten free, nut-free, paleo, plant-based, radish, raw, Romaine, Salad, sunflower seeds, Tahini, Vegan, Vegetarian

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  1. Karissa @ Vegan A La Mode says

    August 7, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    Wow this looks delicious Ashley! I love vibrant salads, especially ones with lots of add-ins! The dressing looks so creamy and perfect! I can’t believe you whipped this up after already spending 10 hours in the kitchen, that’s true dedication! Usually after a long day spent in the kitchen I go for take out vegan Thai haha! But it looks like this salad was well worth the effort :)

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      August 8, 2015 at 11:44 am

      Thanks so much, Karissa! Haha, funny you should mention the fact that I made this after spending the entire day in the kitchen, because about halfway through spiralizing I questioned what I was thinking! I think next time it will be takeout for me too. Although this salad turned out to be totally worth the investment of the last bit of energy I had that day!

      Reply
  2. Easter says

    April 13, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    Kick the tires and light the fires, problem ofciifally solved!

    Reply
  3. Leaf says

    April 24, 2016 at 10:04 am

    4 stars
    I made this into two giant mason jar salads. they layered up beautifully! Thanks!

    Reply

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