Peanut Noodle Salad (Adapted from Cook's Country)

Ingredients:

• 1-1/1 TBS toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 3 TBS soy sauce
• 2 TBS sherry vinegar
• 1 TBS grated ginger
• 1/2 TSP Sambol Olek
• 1 cucumber, shaved and lightly salted
• 6 oz soba noodles
• 1/2 TBS salt

Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl, whisk and set aside.

Prepare noodles and reserve 1 cup of pasta water.

Add hot pasta water to the peanut butter mixture and whish until smooth.

Combine sauce with noodles and dress with shaved cucumber.

Note: Feel free to add other vegetables, grilled chicken, or other ingredients.