Well, hello there ALFS. It’s nice to be back in the writing and cooking saddle. Well, kind of. To be honest this was the first trip in many that I was not ready to leave, but vacation isn’t forever and it was back to reality filled of laundry, errands, baseball, and of course – cooking!
First up on the agenda? Between another business trip for M and leaving town for a family wedding this weekend, we had one evening to enjoy dinner on the patio. I knew it had to be special. Friday morning I whisked up the marinade for the best grilled chicken and settled on making some cilantro peanut noodles (killer) during nap time.
Warm grilled chicken and cold peanut noodles on a hot night? Ok, ok. It’s good to be back.
Cilantro Peanut Noodles
2014-06-27 16:01:07
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar
- 6 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
- One 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 large garlic clove
- 3 celery ribs, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves and tender stems
- Lime wedges, for serving
- Handful of chopped peanuts, for topping
Instructions
- In a pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti until tender. Drain and rinse under cold water until cooled. Drain well.
- In a blender, puree the peanut butter with 6 tablespoons of the vinegar, 3 tablespoons of the sugar, the soy sauce, water, sesame oil, crushed red pepper, ginger and garlic. Transfer 1/2 cup of the peanut dressing to a bowl and toss with the noodles.
- In another bowl, toss the celery with the cilantro and the remaining 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 1 teaspoon of sugar.
- Transfer the noodles to bowls and drizzle with the remaining peanut dressing. Top with the celery and peanuts. Serve with lime wedges.
Adapted from Food & Wine
Adapted from Food & Wine
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Courtney
Courtney is a wife to M and a mom of two boys, L (8) and B (3). Most of her blogging is done frantically during nap time in between laundry, cleaning, and the occasional housewives rerun. Or the brief hour or so that she can stay awake after the boys go down for the night. She loves her sleep. Read more...
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That looks amazing Courtney! Are you at the same wedding as Tyler this weekend in Ohio? And for the record, Tyler is not the reason for the office drama, I’ll have to send you an email!
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Yum – this looks awesome!!! I will have to try it – do you think it would be good with chicken?
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Hi Kim and YES! That’s exactly what we ate it with, grilled chicken 🙂