Pasta With Szechwan Peanut Dressing

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

8 oz Pasta, preferably linguine
2 c  Broccoli florets
2 c  Cherry tomatoes

————————–SZECHWAN PEANUT DRESSING————————–
1/3 c Peanut butter
-Smooth or Chunky
1/2 c Hot vegetable stock or hot
Water
1 ts Soy sauce
2 tb Rice vinegar
2 tb Safflower oil
2 Garlic cloves; minced
1/2 ts Dry crushed red pepper; -OR-
1 ts -Spicy flavoring of your
-Choice

Bring a large pot of hot water to a boi; cook pasta until _al dente_. While
pasta is cooking, steam broccoli florets. In a medium-size mixing bowl,
whisk together peanut butter and stock or water until smooth. Stir in
remaining dressing ingredients. When pasta is done, drain well. Pour sauce
over pasta, toss to coat well. Add broccoli and tomatoes; toss again.
Garnish with chopped scallions, if desired. Szechwan Peanut Dressing is
also good on steamed vegetables, especially green beans, broccoli or
cauliflower.

Paulette Mitchell ‘The 15-Minute Vegetarian Gourmet’

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