Summer Noodle Dishes

On a hot summer night, you NEED a cooling dinner, and these quick and easy noodle recipes are about to become fast family favorites. You'll find noodle salad loaded with summer vegetables, noodle bowls, and even our favorite way to enjoy ramen when it's too hot for a bowl of soup.

One of the best things about summer noodle dishes is that they're super versatile and easily customizable. Either choose your favorite speedy sumer noodle dish from the list below, or make up your own:

1. Cook your favorite noodle – soba, udon, vermicelli!
2. Grab the veggies in your fridge – leftover vegetables work, too!
3. Make a tasty dressing – we have lots of salad dressings to choose from!
4. Add some protein – leftovers work great here, too. Or fire up the grill. Or open a can of chickpeas for a vegetarian option.

Summer noodle dishes

These noodle salads are everything a summer dish should be. They're cool, refreshing, and full of summer produce.

Healthy Asian Noodle Salad Recipe

This Asian noodle salad is fresh, fast, and full of flavor. It's chewy noodles, colorful vegetables, and crunchy peanuts, all tossed in a tasty Asian-inspired dressing. It's perfect for making ahead and feeding a crowd, and it's ready in just 30 minutes!

4.93 stars (51 ratings)

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Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe

Ramen noodle salad is a delicious side dish that's perfect for a picnic, barbecue, or easy weeknight dinner. It's made with two types of cabbage, toasted ramen noodles, crunchy cashews, mini mandarin oranges, and a sweet and tangy sesame dressing.

4.99 stars (51 ratings)

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Banh Mi Noodle Bowls Recipe

If you love banh mi sandwiches you will LOVE these healthy Banh Mi Noodle Bowls. They're made with rice noodles, crispy veggies and a light and tangy ginger-lime dressing. On top sit tender and flavorful lemongrass Vietnamese meatballs and a drizzle of creamy Sriracha mayo. This is the kind of easy dinner recipe you'll want to eat all summer long!

4.97 stars (28 ratings)

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Mango Thai Noodle Salad Recipe

This Thai noodle salad is full of sweet mangos, snow peas, red pepper, loads of fresh herbs, and the most delicious creamy sesame ginger dressing. It's a cold pasta salad that keeps well for quick lunches or to take on a picnic. You'll love it! 

4.95 stars (37 ratings)

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Cold pasta salad

While technically most pasta aren't noodles, we decided to include these special recipes on the list as they're similar to noodles and are wonderful to enjoy on a hot summer evening.

Shrimp Caesar Pasta Salad Recipe

This shrimp caesar pasta salad is everything we love about pasta salad and caesar salad in one bowl. It's creamy and crunchy and great for weeknights because it's easy to toss together, plus it's ready in just 25 minutes!

4.96 stars (24 ratings)

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Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing Recipe

This pasta salad with Italian dressing is easy to make and has the most incredible flavors. Crispy prosciutto, tender bocconcini balls, tangy banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives, basil, and parmesan cheese get tossed with your favorite pasta and delicious Italian dressing. It's irresistible!

4.81 stars (36 ratings)

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Mexican Pasta Salad Recipe

This Mexican Pasta Salad recipe is the best ever. It's loaded with creamy avocados, sweet corn, black beans, crunchy green peppers and red onions, and pasta. Then it's smothered in a creamy (and easily vegan!) chipotle lime dressing. You will LOVE it!

4.88 stars (40 ratings)

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Pesto Tortellini Salad Recipe

Pesto tortellini salad is a delicious pasta salad made with cheese tortellini, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, and a sweet balsamic glaze. It takes less than 15-minutes to make and can easily be made ahead of time. Bonus that it travels well so makes the perfect potluck or BBQ side dish! 

4.89 stars (9 ratings)

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Summer veggie noodle dishes

Summer is the season to eat light and fresh meals, and ‘noodles' made of vegetables are perfect for this. If you're hesitant about going all-in on vegetable noodles, try using half regular noodles in the recipe!

Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Recipe

These zucchini noodles with pesto are a delicious dish that won't weigh you down. Fresh zucchini noodles are tossed with a dairy-free avocado pesto and topped with burst cherry tomatoes. It's an easy recipe to make, and it's ready in just 25 minutes!

5 stars (25 ratings)

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Carrot Noodles Recipe

These carrot noodles with Thai peanut sauce are truly down-to-the-last-bite delicious! The soft on the inside, crispy on the outside, pan-fried tofu, crunchy peanuts, and perfectly cooked carrot noodles are so so good. You gotta try this!

5 stars (29 ratings)

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Pesto Zucchini Noodles Recipe

These pesto zucchini noodles are a celebration of summer's best! Tender zucchini noodles are tossed in an easy kale pesto and topped with pistachios and pomegranate arils. It's a simple but delicious gluten-free meal, and it's ready in just 20 minutes!

5 stars (32 ratings)

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Coconut Curry No Cook Veggie Noodles Recipe

Say no to cooking with these Coconut Curry No Cook Veggie Noodles! The vegetable noodles are smothered in a delicious and easy to make coconut curry sauce that softens them without having to turn on the stove. This healthy 20-minute dinner recipe is ideal for summer.

5 stars (31 ratings)

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Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe

Zucchini spaghetti is a light and healthy take on a familiar favorite. Fresh zucchini noodles are served with a rich homemade tomato sauce. It's an easy recipe for weeknights, and it's ready in just 15 minutes!

4.92 stars (34 ratings)

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Summer noodle dishes that taste great cold

These recipes are delcious served both hot and cold. In the summer, we serve them cold or at room temperature for the ideal evening meal.

Soy Ginger Noodles Recipe

Here's a 20-minute recipe for soy ginger noodles that's delicious, healthy, and quick. It's chewy soba noodles lightly sautéed with tons of fresh vegetables in a savory-sweet soy ginger sauce. Keep it vegetarian or top it with your favorite protein (chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, tofu, etc.) for a complete meal. It's a better-than-take-out dish that can be served warm or cold, and leftovers make a tasty lunch!

4.91 stars (32 ratings)

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Thai Peanut Noodle Salad Recipe

This healthy Thai Peanut Noodle Salad recipe is smothered in a crazy delicious Feta Peanut Dressing and loaded with fresh summer veggies. It's an easy to make vegetarian main or side dish that can be served hot or cold. You will LOVE it

4.97 stars (53 ratings)

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Vegetable Asian Stir Fry Noodles Recipe

 Asian Stir Fry Noodles are loaded with vegetables and crispy tofu and cooked in a delicious soy, garlic, ginger sauce. It's an easy vegetarian (and vegan!) dinner recipe that you can whip up in just 30 minutes.

4.50 stars (10 ratings)

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Grilled Chicken Pad Thai Recipe

Once you try Grilled Chicken Pad Thai there is no going back. The flavors are light and summery with sweet grilled peaches and corn, fresh mint and basil and a bright pop of lime. It's delicious hot or cold as a healthy summer main course or a BBQ or picnic side.

5 stars (35 ratings)

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