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Chili Oil Noodle Salad

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This dish is inspired by Szechuan Liangmian (四川凉面). It features chewy noodles, crunchy vegetables and a mix of spicy, umami flavours that will tingle your tastebuds. It's the perfect noodle salad to have on a hot sunny day, or to take with you to a picnic or potluck. For this recipe, we use a Taiwanese noodle brand, but feel free to use any type of Asian noodles you like!

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30 min

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15 min

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15 min

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Claire - July 30, 2025, 12:34 a.m.

When following the instructions with the oil, the peppercorns and flakes immediately burnt to a crisp when they went into the pot as soon as I saw the smoke rising from the oil. Is there a temperature one should shoot for rather than just “smoke point”?

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 30, 2025, 2:35 p.m.

Hey there, Claire, thanks so much for pointing this out, and for your patience with the recipe. It’s best to infuse the oil before it reaches the full smoke point, so around 180 to 190°C (355 to 375°F) is a safe sweet spot for most neutral oils. We imagine it could get tricky to use a thermometer, though!

Instead, you can try heating the oil on medium until it looks glossy and flows easily when you tilt the pan (about 1 to 2 minutes). Then, take the pan off the heat before adding the flakes and peppercorns. They’ll still sizzle, and shouldn’t burn. Hope this helps for now 🙂

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Aileen - May 31, 2025, 11:50 p.m.

Incredibly delicious! I would absolutely remake these noodles.

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Freyha - April 23, 2025, 6:48 p.m.

Great!

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A Trail of Orange Slices - Feb. 11, 2025, 7:31 p.m.

I made my own chili oil about a month ago and wowsers was this delicious!

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Justine - Aug. 4, 2024, 7:08 p.m.

So fast, so tasty

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Olivia - April 8, 2024, 9:26 p.m.

So fresh!

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Nat Schut - Aug. 8, 2023, 8:07 p.m.

I wasn’t sure whether this dish is supposed to be eaten cold or hot. I ended up heating everything up in a saucepan for it to be hot rather than warm and it was delicious! Thanks 😋

PUL small logo PUL Team - Aug. 8, 2023, 8:09 p.m.

Hey Nat, you can enjoy this one either hot or cold. So glad it was enjoyed!

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Kate - Aug. 7, 2023, 12:30 p.m.

Made with what I had at home. Delicious !

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Helga - July 4, 2023, 10:20 a.m.

One of my fav dishes. So good😁

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Giulia Eleuteri - July 1, 2023, 9:58 p.m.

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Nehrier - May 14, 2023, 9:45 p.m.

Very easy and delicious. Great for mealprep 😊

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Rinki Singh Khosla - March 29, 2023, 8:38 p.m.

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