Make Dressing: Add 1/3 cup drippy peanut butter, 1-2 tablespoons real maple syrup, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon lime zest, 1 teaspoon rice vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil to a small bowl. Whisk to combine - it will be pretty thick. Add 2 tablespoons of water at a time and then whisk again. If the texture looks a bit weird - just continue to whisk and the water will eventually combine with the peanut butter and thin out the dressing nicely. Continue adding 2 tablespoons of water at a time and whisking until you have reached your desired consistency (it took us about 6 tablespoons).
Cook Rice Noodles: Cook 7 oz rice noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Combine: Add noodles, kale, peanuts, carrots, bell pepper, cilantro, green onion and purple cabbage to a large bowl. Top with Peanut Dressing and toss to combine.
Serve: Serve with sesame seeds for garnish or add more chopped peanuts or cilantro. Enjoy!
Notes
Peanut-Free: I haven't personally tested it, but you could probably make a variation of this dressing with a sunflower butter and you can omit the chopped peanuts.
Gluten-Free: sub Tamari for the soy sauce to make this gluten-free.