Name: Watermelon Jjolmyeon (Spicy and Chewy Noodles with Watermelon)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp gochujang; 2 tbsp vinegar (white vinegar, apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar works!); 2 tbsp rice syrup (honey works too!); 2 tbsp watermelon puree/juice; 2 tbsp garlic (minced ); 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp gochugaru; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; egg (boiled); cucumber (sliced ); sesame seeds; watermelon (sliced); 12 oz jjolmyun; 4 oz blanched bean sprouts; 4 oz sliced cabbage

Meet the chewier sister of bibim-naengmyeon: jjolmyeon!

Watermelon Jjolmyeon (Spicy and Chewy Noodles with Watermelon)

This sweet and spicy cold noodle dish is so good on a hot day! The addition of the watermelon adds a refreshing and sweet taste.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Asian, Korean

Ingredients

2 tbsp gochujang
2 tbsp vinegar white vinegar, apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar works!
2 tbsp rice syrup honey works too!
2 tbsp watermelon puree/juice
2 tbsp garlic minced
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp gochugaru
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp sesame seeds

Garnish

egg boiled
cucumber sliced
sesame seeds
watermelon sliced

Vegetables/Noodles

12 oz jjolmyun
4 oz blanched bean sprouts
4 oz sliced cabbage

Instructions

Mix all the sauce ingredients together.
Boil and rinse your noodles according to package.
Mix together the sauce and noodles. Start with a few tbsp of sauce and taste as you go. Adjust according to your tastebuds.
Add in blanched soybean sprouts.
Add in sliced cabbage.
Mix until the veggies are well sauced.
Top with an egg and julienned cucumbers. Enjoy!

Notes

Add a few tbsp of watermelon juice if your noodles get stuck together!

Keyword Gochujang, Noodles

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Watermelon Jjolmyeon