Sesame-Peanut Noodles

“This speedy dish makes an excellent snack, or light lunch, especially quick if you use already cold, leftover noodles. You can use whatever noodles you like, I would suggest Japanese soba noodles or, if you can't find soba noodles, just use spaghetti.”
15 min 5 min prep
SERVES 2

7 ounces noodles
2 tbsp. sesame seeds, toasted
2 tsp. peanut oil or canola oil
1/2 tsp. sesame oil
1 tsp. smooth peanut butter
1 tsp, Maggi or soy sauce
sambal oelek to taste
basil and cilantro julienne to taste for garnish, optional

Cook the noodles 7-8 minutes, or until tender. When the noodles have cooked, plunge them into a bath of ice water to cool them down and stop the cooking. In a small bowl, mix the oils, peanut butter, Maggi and sambal oelek. Mix the sauce with the cooked and cooled noodles and toss in the sesame seeds.

TG
5/09