Spicy Kohlrabi Noodles with Cucumbers

Oh, kohlrabi. I initial learned of this alien vegetable years past once I received my terribly initial CSA box. At the time, I wasn’t venturesome with vegetables, thus I had no clue what it absolutely was and no clue what to try and do with it. Kohlrabi has perceived to gain some quality since then – I typically see it on building menus – however earlier it absolutely was barely google-able.

Fast forward to currently – it’s one among my favorites. folks say it’s almost like broccoli stems, however i believe it’s nearer to Japanese radish or perhaps jicama. Slice it up into sticks, marinade it a touch, and it makes a good firm salad. I’ve place this precise salad on tacos, however these days I’ve mixed the white kohlrabi sticks with rice noodles.

Slice your kohlrabi so it’s an identical form to the rice sticks. You’ll want you’re intake a large bowl of noodles, when, in fact, half your bowl is all produce. If you can’t realize kohlrabi, you may do an identical factor with cucumbers.

Ingredients :

2-3 kohlrabi
4 oz. roast (and cooled) rice noodles
½ jalapeño, sliced and/or a number of thai red chiles
½ avocado, sliced
herbs: cilantro, basil, and/or mint
handful of crushed peanuts
sriracha, to taste
extra lime slices
optional: bean curd or a macromolecule of your selection

dressing:

juice and zest of one lime
2 tablespoons fish sauce (or condiment or tamari)
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced ginger

Instructions :

Mix the dressing along.
Peel the kohlrabi if you prefer, (I simply try and peel off the fibrous slubbed sections and that i leave the a lot of tender skin on). Use a mandoline to slice kohlrabi into planks then slice the planks into skinny matchsticks. Toss the sliced kohlrabi with the dressing and chile peppers. Chill for regarding half-hour.
Toss the marinated kohlrabi with noodles, avocado, herbs, crushed peanuts and sriracha. style and modify seasonings. Serve cold or at area worker, with additional lime slices on the aspect.