Noodle Salad With Spicy Peanut Butter Dressing

Submitted by Mizzy

"Great side dish from Gourmet Magazine"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 tablespoons creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned style or freshly ground)
• 1⁄4 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon oriental sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 ounces linguine
• 1 large orange bell pepper, cut into matchstick strips
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion
• 5 large lettuce leaves
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1⁄4 cup chopped salted peanuts

directions

1. Combine first 8 ingredients in small bowl; whisk to blend.
2. Set dressing aside.
3. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
4. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water and drain again.
5. Transfer pasta to medium bowl.
6. Add bell pepper and green onions.
7. Pour dressing over; toss to coat.
8. Season salad with salt and pepper.
9. Line serving bowl with lettuce leaves.
10. Transfer salad to prepared bowl.
11. Sprinkle with cilantro and peanuts.

Reviews

[Kumquat the Cats fr]

Made this the other night with spinach linguine and was quite pleased with the taste. To save some calories I tried it with 4 tablespoons (chunky but not old-fashioned style) peanut butter, but if you do that I suggest cutting back on or omitting the broth because that made the dressing a bit too liquidy and messy to eat. Also, I like hot foods, but BF does not, so next time I will use 1/4 teaspoon cayenne instead of 1/2. Thanks for this great recipe!