Spicy Asian Pasta Salad With Peanuts

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb linguine (broken in half)
• 6 tablespoons sesame oil
• 5 tablespoons honey
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (can use a bit more)
• 3 large red bell peppers, seeded and sliced very thin
• 3 cups fresh green beans, ends trimmed and cut in half
• 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup honey-roasted peanuts, coarsley chopped (can add in more)
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until only just firm-tender; drain very well, and transfer to a large bowl.
• 2 in a bowl whisk together 5 tablespoons sesame oil, honey, soy sauce, vinegar and cayenne pepper; blend well, and season with salt to taste.
• 3 mix half of the dressing into the pasta; toss well to coat.
• 4 cover the pasta and chill for 2 hours (or more).
• 5 in a skillet heat the remaining tablespoon of sesame oil over high heat.
• 6 add in beans and onions; saute until just beginning to wilt (about 2 minutes).
• 7 add in the beans and onions, red bell peppers with the chopped peanuts to the cold pasta.
• 8 add a little more dressing to coat, and season with black pepper if desired.
• 9 pass the remaining dressing separately.