Spicy Japanese Crab Noodle Salad

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Description

This is a cold noodle salad with crab, bean sprouts, red bell pepper, and cucumber in a spicy chile dressing. If you want to make it more substantial, you can add some squid rings.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce, or more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons mirin (Japanese rice wine)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese chili bean sauce (doubanjiang), or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • salt to taste
  • 4 ounces instant ramen noodles (without flavor packet)
  • 4 ounces cooked octopus, cut into bite-sized pieces (Optional)
  • ½ cucumber, thinly sliced
  • ½ red bell pepper, sliced into rings
  • 2 ounces cooked crab meat, broken up
  • 2 ounces bean sprouts
  • 2 scallions, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon toasted nori (seaweed), crumbled, or more to taste

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 8 mins

Total Time: 33 mins

Servings: 2

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