Bibim Guksu (Korean Spicy Cold Noodles)

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons gochujang paste*
• 1 tablespoon gochugaru
• 1 teaspoon korean or asian hot mustard paste (optional)
• 2 tablespoons sugar, honey, or corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons rice or apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1 kirby cucumber, julienned
• 3 -4 red cabbage leaves, julienned
• 3 -4 lettuce leaves
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced kimchi
• 8 ounces buckwheat or wheat flour noodles
• 1 egg, hard boiled (optional)