Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 pound snow peas, cut diagonally into thin slices
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 scallions including green tops, chopped
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced thin
  • 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts (about 1/4 pound)
  • 3/4 pound linguine
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2/3 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth, vegetable broth, or homemade stock
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Method

  • 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.