Monday, September 01, 2008

Peanut Sesame Noodles

My most requested recipe! A friend just called me to get this, and I thought I'd post it. I got it from the Washington Post food section, several years ago.

Boil a big pot of water.
Blanch 2 large stalks of broccoli for a couple of minutes, fish them out and chop them into bite-sized pieces.
Cook 1 lb of pasta (I usually use thin spagetti, but any long noodle works) in the same water. Drain.

Dressing: mix together:
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 + 1/4 teaspoons chinese hot oil (it's red, soybean oil infused with red chilis)
1/2 cup peanut butter (any kind)
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cloves garlic, pressed

You can whisk that together, or, if you have a jar with a tigh-fitting lid, shake it together. It's kind of gross and clumpy, and seems like it will never come together... then it magically does! And it's all creamy and lovely!

Toss the dressing with the warm noodles and brocoli. Serve warm or cold. Top with chopped green onions, peanuts or sesame seeds if you want it to look fancy.

This is a great potluck dish - it doubles and triples with no complications; you can sub other things for the brocoli or skip it entirely; it's vegan (and MAN do the vegans appreciate it!), low in saturated fat, no cholesterol, about 35% of calories from fat.

Seriously, you have to try this. Everyone love it.

4 comments:

I take photos. said...

You're really into the cooking lately. I'll second this recipe as a good one, I use it and a similar one frequently. -jeffl

OddAngelCharon said...

I'll sometimes substitute tahini for the peanut butter. Just as good and lower in sugar.

We make this one in the trailer a lot. It's become popular with the neighbors.

Love to all of you!

renee altson said...

sooooooooo looking forward to eating these! nom! & thank you!

renee altson said...

soooooooo looking forward to eating this! nom nom! & thank you.