Peanut Noodles

We had plans. Big plans. Visions of grilling fish and local asparagus. I may have even planned a mango relish to sit atop the planned grilled fish.

And then...

Tornado.

Actually...what changed our plans was the storm before the storm. The golf ball sized hail that pelted the tin roof of the food co-op we were shopping at clued us in to the fact that grilling was not in our future. The torrential downpour and eventual tornadoes that touched down only miles south of us confirmed the fact.

We switched our plans and instead decided on a quick meal of peanuty noodles. Something we could take with us into the basement if, heaven forbid, we had to make our way there.

It was simple, quick, and both belly and soul satisfying which helped somewhat as we watched via the TV what was happening to our neighboring towns.

No real recipe this time...just approximates (I wasn't really measuring).

The sauce:

I used a hand mixer and blended some smooth peanut butter (prob about 1/4 cup), soy sauce, warm water, 1 clove chopped garlic, some sesame oil, rice vinegar and honey.

I also boiled some soba noodles and assembled the add-ins.

Snap peas, chili pepper flakes, chopped cucumbers, sliced scallions, sesame seeds and shaved carrots all made their way into our bowls (how much of each depended on who's bowl it was). 

My bowl.