Spicy Ginger-Peanut Noodles

Submitted by annh53182

"Lots of ingredients, but easy to make and very tasty. From Vegan Food; More Than Tofu and Sprouts!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 24
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter (any kind works here)
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil (toasted)
• 3 limes, juiced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey or 2 tablespoons Agave
• 1⁄4 cup thai sweet chili sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped (medium)
• 3 tablespoons fresh ginger (to taste)
• 1⁄2 jalapeno, seeded (to taste)
• 1⁄3 cup cilantro leaf, lightly packed
• 5 -6 mint leaves
• 5 -6 Thai basil
• 16 16 ounces ramen noodles or 16 ounces soba noodles
• shredded cabbage
• julienned strips carrot
• julienned strips red pepper
• cucumber, strips
• scallion
• pea pods
• radish
• baby corn
• bean sprouts
• lightly blanched broccoli floret

directions

1. Place first 14 ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend like crazy. It will be thick and greenish brown and entirely unpleasant looking, but it will taste AWESOME! If it's too thick to blend, add more peanut oil but not much! It will "thin out" when mixed with the salad.
2. Taste and adjust to your liking: hot, sweet, sour, salty. It's pretty intense, rest assured, the noodles and veggies dilute it a good deal.
3. Add dressing to your preference of noodles and veggies, (I tend to like a lot). Mix well, and chill.
4. Garnish with chopped peanuts (these really do "make" the salad).