Orange-Sesame Noodles With Grilled Shrimp

cookiedog's Note:

You can serve this dish hot as an entree, or chilled the following day as a salad. Recipe from Coastal Living

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ¼ cup fresh orange juice
• 3 tablespoons tamari or 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 10 ounces soba noodles or 10 ounces spaghetti
• 1 cup snow peas
• 1 carrot , cut into matchsticks
• 1 ½ lbs large shrimp , peeled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

Directions:

1. Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Boil noodles according to package directions. Before draining, add snow peas and carrot. Let cook 30 seconds.
3. Drain pasta, peas, and carrot, and toss immediately with orange juice mixture. Set aside.
4. Brush shrimp with sesame oil, and grill over medium-hot coals 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Arrange pasta on serving plates, and top with shrimp.

Reviews

[AmandaInOz]

We really liked the overall recipe! The citrus and tamarind paste were a nice and varied combination. Thanks cookiedog!

[Gingernut]

This didn't really work out for me. I didn't exactly follow the technique, but I stayed pretty true to the sauce part of the recipe. It just seemed too peanut buttery ... it needed more OJ, I think. Hmmmm. Not sure what happened with this one, but thanks anyway, Cookiedog! I'm not going to rate it because I didn't really follow the recipe closely enough to do so.

[Qui Qui]

I love this recipe. The flavors are delicious when all the ingredients are combined. Its really refreshing for the summer. I use thai peanut sauce instead of soy sauce, peanunt better and ginger