Pasta with Szechwan Peanut Dressing

Jenny Kempf

Bedminster, PA

Deanne Gingrich

Lancaster, PA

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

½ cup peanut butter

¼ cup vegetable stock or water

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

2 Tbsp. rice vinegar or lemon juice

2 Tbsp. sunflower or vegetable oil

1-2 cloves garlic, minced

½ tsp. dried crushed red pepper, or to taste

8 oz. uncooked linguini or soba noodles

2 cups broccoli florets or sugar snap peas

2 cups cherry tomatoes or chopped red bell peppers

chopped scallions, for garnish

1. Whisk peanut butter and stock until smooth
2. Stir in soy sauce, vinegar, oil, garlic and red pepper.
3. Cook pasta in boiling water. Add broccoli for the last 2-3 minutes.
4. Drain pasta and broccoli. Place in serving dish.
5. Pour sauce over pasta. Add cherry tomatoes. Toss to coat well.
6. Garnish with chopped scallions.

Variation:

Add 1 tsp. dried basil to sauce. Reduce peanut butter to 2 Tbsp. and omit stock. Cook sauce until boiling before pouring over pasta.

Deanne Gingrich