Ingredients
3 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste) or creamy peanut buter
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
1½ teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon chile oil
1 large carrot, peeled and coarsely grated
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
1½ cups chopped red bell pepper (about 1 large pepper)
1 (10-ounce) package dried udon noodles or whole-wheat spaghetti, cooked, drained and rinsed in cool water
4 green onions, thinly sliced
2. Add remaining ingredients; toss well to coat. Cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. Serves 8.
Recipe by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Relish Entertaining," Your Table is Ready," May 2008.





