Serve the couscous and vegetables with
the sambal oelek on the side.
I didn't have
sambal oelek on hand so I used a mix of chile flakes and Sriracha, otherwise followed the recipe exactly.
Not exact matches
Consider it classic Italian sauce over Spanish noodles with a southeast Asian bent: tomato sauce with onions and parsley that also relies
on hits of fish sauce, lime, and
sambal oelek.
Virtually any hot sauce you've got
on hand will work — try
sambal oelek, sriracha, gochujang, adobo sauce from canned chipotles in adobo, or sweet chile sauce.
This is the best kind of dressing because it calls for a bunch of things I almost always have
on hand: crunchy scallions, soy sauce, mirin, a little lime juice or vinegar for brightness and
sambal oelek for kick.