Peanut Noodle Salad

By Janes_kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 LB spaghetti or linguine
• 1 TBL salt
• 3 TBL toasted sesame oil
• 3/4 C chunky peanut butter
• 6 TBL soy sauce
• 3 TBL white vinegar
• 1 TBL hot sauce (mild)
• 1 cucumber, peeled, quartered lengthwise, seeded & sliced thin
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded & cut into 1/4" strips
• 1/3 C chopped fresh cilantro

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

cook pasta - al dente
reserve 3/4 C cooking water
drain pasta & rinse w/ cold water until cool
add sesame oil & toss to coat

dress & toss:
whisk peanut butter,, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, hot sauce & 6 TBL pasta cooking water in med bowl until smooth

add dressing, cucumber, bell pepper & cilantro to pasta & toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed to adjust consistency
serve

MAKE AHEAD: oil-coated pasta, dressing & vegies can be refrigerated in separate airtight container for 2 days
bring ingredients to room temp before tossing together
add warm water to thin as needed