Linguine with Snow Peas, Cucumber, and Peanut Sauce
- Contributed by Quick from Scratch Vegetable Main Dishes
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Our Pairing Suggestion
Choose a simple Kabinett Riesling from the Rheinhessen. These Rieslings' piquant juxtaposition of fruity acids and balancing sweetness is the perfect foil for the salty and spicy flavors of Asian cuisine.
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Recipe: Linguine with Snow Peas, Cucumber, and Peanut Sauce
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Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 2/3 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth, vegetable broth, or homemade stock
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 pound linguine
- 1/2 pound snow peas, cut diagonally into thin slices
- 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts (about 1/4 pound)
- 2 scallions including green tops, chopped
- 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced thin
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- In a blender or food processor, combine the garlic, soy sauce, peanut butter, chicken broth, lime juice, red-pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Puree until smooth.
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the linguine until almost done, about 9 minutes. Stir in the snow peas and bean sprouts and cook until the vegetables and pasta are just done, about 3 minutes more. Drain and toss with the peanut sauce, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, the scallions, cucumber, and 1/3 cup of the peanuts. Serve with the remaining peanuts sprinkled over the top.
Notes
Though they're certainly edible, the seeds from a mature cucumber can be somewhat watery. You can simply scoop them out of a halved cucumber with a spoon and discard them—or buy an English (hothouse) cucumber, which is almost completely seedless.
- From Recipe of the Day
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