Colorful Glass Noodle Salad with Crispy Sesame Tofu
Welcome to Day 2 of our Asian-inspired Batch Cooking Week! Today, a true taste sensation awaits you: a colorful glass noodle salad with crispy sesame tofu, fresh vegetables, and aromatic miso dressing – spicy, light, crunchy, and perfect for your meal prep boxes.
In our Batch Cooking Week, we show you how to get through the week healthy, stress-free, and maximally fresh with a well-planned Prep Day, minimal effort, and the right tools. For this recipe, we recommend, for example, a mixing bowl with a lid or a stainless steel mixing bowl – ideal for easily preparing and storing dressing and salad.
If you're just starting with Batch Cooking, feel free to check out our Batch Cooking Basics Blog Post first. There, we explain everything about planning, preparing, and storing your ingredients. With our mixing bowls with lids, meal prep becomes even easier: mix, marinate, store – all in one.
In our Batch Cooking E-Book, you'll also find more tips, exciting recipes, and diverse weekly plans to help you be perfectly prepared.
Recipe: Colorful Glass Noodle Salad with Crispy Sesame Tofu
The highlight of this recipe is the creamy Miso Dressing, which you can easily make yourself with Miso Paste. For extra crunch, use Chili Crunch – also known as Chili Crisp or Crispy Chili Oil. This turns the glass noodle salad into an aromatic, Asian delight that you can always serve fresh from your mixing bowl with lid.
🕒 Preparation time: approx. 35 minutes
👥 Servings: 2 people / portions
🌱 Gluten-free, vegetarian & rich in healthy fats
Why we love this recipe
The glass noodle salad is fresh, colorful, and packed with flavor – ideal for Asian batch cooking in everyday life. The combination of crunchy vegetables, aromatic dressing, and crispy tofu provides variety and keeps you full for a long time without feeling heavy. Thanks to thoughtful preparation, the dish can be perfectly integrated into your batch cooking weekly plan and remains fresh and appetizing even after portioning. With our mixing bowls with lids, not only is preparation effortless, but storage is also hygienic and clear. This transforms good preparation into a relaxed cooking system – Cook with system. Enjoy without stress.
Here's how to do it
Prepared on Prep Day
- Signature Dip
- Chili Crunch
- Peanuts
- Vegetables (carrots, bell peppers, cucumber)
- Mango
Preparation: Glass Noodle Salad
Cook/soak 150 g glass noodles according to package instructions.
Add vegetables, mango, and herbs.
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Mix dressing in a small mixing bowl:
3 tbsp Signature Dip, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1–2 tbsp water
Mix everything.
Top with peanuts and chili crunch.
Preparation: Sesame Tofu
- In the medium mixing bowl, mix sesame and starch.
- Take half of the tofu from the fresh-keeping container and lightly moisten with 1–2 tsp soy sauce or water so the breading adheres.
- Coat the tofu in the sesame-starch mixture and press on all sides.
- Fry until crispy in a pan.
- Glaze with 1 tsp miso butter. Serve glass noodle salad with tofu on top.
Enjoy your meal!
Our Prep Day Tip
For a smooth Prep Day, a few practical helpers are indispensable. Mixing bowls with glass lids are particularly important. They are excellent for storing marinades, dressings, or prepared ingredients without them drying out or mixing. Mixing bowls made of stainless steel are particularly robust and durable, and they are also hygienic and dishwasher-safe – perfect for the entire week.
Another essential helper in your kitchen is the wood fiber cutting board. It is antibacterial, gentle on knives, and can even be cleaned in the dishwasher. This allows you to prepare vegetables, herbs, or other ingredients particularly hygienically and comfortably.
Tip: Prepare sauces like Miso Dressing or Chili Crunch directly in the mixing bowls with lids, then you can portion them immediately and store them in the refrigerator.
Our Batch Cooking Must-haves
More Inspiration & Recipes
For everyone who wants more!
If you're looking for more inspiration and support for the week, our Batch Cooking E-Book has everything your heart desires. We've already published two of our recipes from the Batch Cooking weeks: one from the Green Batch Cooking Week and one from the Pickles Batch Cooking Week.
If you want it all at once – the complete Prep Day, the shopping list, and all other recipes – then the E-Book is exactly what you need. It contains well-thought-out weekly plans, detailed Prep Days, complete shopping lists, and in-depth knowledge about Batch Cooking. Additionally, you'll receive useful downloads to support you in healthy and stress-free eating.
In the Batch Cooking E-Book you will find:
Detailed weekly plans for varied Batch Cooking weeks
Step-by-step Prep Days for easy preparation
Complete shopping lists for stress-free shopping
Practical Batch Cooking knowledge for your everyday life
Additional downloads to support your healthy diet
