Glass Noodles With Peanut-Sesame Sauce

Add some cooked shredded chicken to this simple side dish and you have lunch. The proportions in the sauce are flexible.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-8

Ingredients

• 1  lb cellophane noodle

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄4 cup  sesame oil
• 2 -4  tablespoons  Chinese white rice vinegar
• 2 -4  tablespoons honey or 2 -4  tablespoons sugar
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 2 -3  teaspoons  fresh grated ginger (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water or 1⁄2 cup chicken broth

• Garnish

• 2  scallions, chopped (optional)
• 1⁄2 cup cilantro, chopped (optional)
• 1  cucumber, shredded (optional)
• 1  carrots (optional) or 1⁄2 red bell pepper, shredded (optional)
• 2  tablespoons sesame seeds (optional)

Directions

1. Soak cellophane noodles according to package directions, then chill.
2. Mix sauce ingredients, thinning with hot water or chicken broth last, toss with noodles, and present on a platter.
3. Choose from the list of garnishes, according to what you like or have on hand, and make your dish attractive!