Sesame Cucumber Noodles

Name: Sesame Cucumber Noodles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish-Asian-inspired
Ingredients: 30 g tahini or sesame paste; 30 g soy sauce; 20 g rice vinegar; 1 tsp sugar; 1 garlic clove; 20 g sesame oil; 300 g noodles, cooked & cooled; 1 cucumber, smashed; Sesame seeds, spring onion

Inspired by José AndrésMy Thermomix reimagining of their cold noodle salad

My Thermomix take on a smashed-cucumber sesame noodle — cool, garlicky and refreshing.

TM6 / TM7⏱️ Prep 10 min🍳 Cook 5 min🍽️ Serves 4📊 Lunch🏷️ Lunch🏷️ Pasta🏷️ Vegetarian

Sesame Cucumber Noodles made in a Thermomix

This is my independent Thermomix homage to José Andrés and the comforting appeal of cold noodle salad. It keeps the spirit of the original inspiration, but the method is written fresh for TM6 and TM7 cooks who want clear settings and a warm, achievable result.

Ingredients

🥄30 g tahini or sesame paste
🥄30 g soy sauce
🍚20 g rice vinegar
🍬1 tsp sugar
🧄1 garlic clove
🫒20 g sesame oil
🍝300 g noodles, cooked & cooled
🥒1 cucumber, smashed
🧅Sesame seeds, spring onion

Thermomix method

Place garlic in the mixing bowl and chop 3 sec / 0°C / speed 7. Scrape down.
Add tahini, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar and sesame oil. Blend 15 sec / 0°C / speed 5 until smooth.
Loosen with 30 g water and mix 8 sec / 0°C / speed 3 so the dressing coats noodles easily.
Toss through cooled noodles and smashed cucumber 1 min / 0°C / no speed, then finish with sesame seeds and spring onion.

Aly's tips

Smash the cucumber so it drinks up the dressing.
A little chilli oil makes it sing.

Questions

Warm noodles?

This is best cold — rinse the noodles under cold water first.

Is this the original José Andrés recipe?

No. This is Chef Aly’s independent Thermomix reinterpretation inspired by José Andrés and cold noodle salad; it is not endorsed by or affiliated with the chef.

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An independent Thermomix reinterpretation inspired by José Andrés's cold noodle salad. Not affiliated with, authorised by or endorsed by José Andrés or any publisher; the method here is Chef Aly's own. Speeds, times and temperatures are a guide — always check your own Thermomix model's manual and use your judgement, especially around hot liquids and food safety. This is independent content and is not official Thermomix content.

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