Pasta with Summer Vegetables & Spicy Peanut Sauce
Yield
2 servingsPrep
10 minCook
10 minReady
30 minLow Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce | |||
| ¾ | cups |
peanut butter
smooth |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
rice vinegar
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
lime juice
|
|
| 1 | small |
garlic cloves
minced |
*
|
| 1 | x |
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
water
hot |
|
| 12 | ounces |
pasta
|
|
| 2 | each |
carrots
cut into thin slices on a diagonal |
|
| 1 ½ | cup |
broccoli florets
|
|
| ½ | pound |
snow pea pods
trimmed and cut crosswise into 1 inch pieces |
|
| 4 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
thinly |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce | |||
| 177 | ml |
peanut butter
smooth |
|
| 45 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
rice vinegar
|
|
| 15 | ml |
lime juice
|
|
| 1 | small |
garlic cloves
minced |
*
|
| 1 | x |
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
water
hot |
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
pasta
|
|
| 2 | each |
carrots
cut into thin slices on a diagonal |
|
| 355 | ml |
broccoli florets
|
|
| 226.8 | g |
snow pea pods
trimmed and cut crosswise into 1 inch pieces |
|
| 4 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
thinly |
|
Directions
In a small saucepan combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, lime juice, garlic, cayenne and hot water.
Whisk the sauce together over moderate heat until smooth and hot.
In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the pasta for 5 minutes.
Add the sliced carrots to the cooking pasta, stir and cook for 1 minute.
Add the broccoli, stir and cook for 30 seconds.
Add the snow peas, stir and cook for another 30 seconds.
Drain the pasta and vegetables in a colander.
Transfer the pasta and vegetables to a large bowl and pour the hot sauce over the mixture, tossing to combine.
Sprinkle with scallions.
