Recipe! Re-post: Crunchy Noodle

For some reason this recipe is not coming when you search for it on the blog search, so I am re-posting for a friend. This is one of my fave dinners and the first that I recommend to friends who are looking for a new dinner to try. A big thank you to Hayley Pray for passing it on to me!

----------------------------------------------------------------->originally posted Jan 2011

The only thing you cook here is the noodles and the snap peas. Everything esle is just chopping and mixing. I had some chicken already cooked and chopped, so I threw that in with everything else to make is a complete meal. I love single dish complete meals! I also just used regular sesame oil and rice vinegar from Trader Joe's. Oh and I used healthy thin spaghetti (like the Barilla multigrain kind). Try it - I bet you will like it...

Buen Provecho!

Crunchy Noodle Recipe

Ingredients

·         Kosher salt

·         1/2 pound thin spaghetti

·         1 pound sugar snap peas

·         1 cup vegetable oil (I only use 1/2 or 1/3 cup oil)

·         1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

·         1/3 cup soy sauce

·         3 tablespoons dark sesame oil

·         1 tablespoon honey

·         2 garlic cloves, minced

·         1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

·         3 tablespoons toasted white sesame seeds, divided

·         1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

·         2 red bell peppers, cored and seeded, and thinly sliced

·         4 scallions (with and green parts), sliced diagonally

·         3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

Meanwhile, bring another large pot of salted water to a boil, add the sugar snap peas, return to a boil, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until crisp tender. Lift the sugar snap peas from the water with a slotted spoon and immerse them in a bowl of ice water. Drain.

For the dressing, whisk together the vegetable oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons sesame seeds and peanut butter in a medium bowl.

Combine the spaghetti, sugar snap peas, peppers and scallions in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the spaghetti mixture. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds and the parsley and toss together.