Name: Whole Wheat Pasta with Cucumber and Spicy Peanut Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 3 tablespoons Soy sauce; 3 tablespoons Lemon juice; 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 cup Hot water; 20 ounces whole wheat pasta; 2 cucumbers (peeled, seeded and cut diagonally into 1/8-inch slices); 1 Cup thinly sliced scallions; 1 cup red peppers (thinly sliced and 1 inch in length); Salt and pepper to taste

Whole Wheat Pasta with Cucumber and Spicy Peanut Sauce

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

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Servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons Soy sauce
3 tablespoons Lemon juice
2 garlic cloves minced
1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup Hot water
20 ounces whole wheat pasta
2 cucumbers peeled, seeded and cut diagonally into 1/8-inch slices
1 Cup thinly sliced scallions
1 cup red peppers thinly sliced and 1 inch in length
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preparation

1 In a blender combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, red pepper flakes, sugar and hot water until smooth.2 In a pot of boiling salted water, boil the pasta until just tender; transfer to colander and rinse briefly under cold water.3 Drain the pasta noodles well.4 In a large bowl, toss noodles with peanut sauce, cucumbers, scallions and red peppers.5 Add salt and pepper to taste.6 Serve immediately at room temperature.
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