SESAME PEANUT RICE NOODLE SALAD.

INGREDIENTS

2/3 cup

creamy salted peanut butter

1/4 cup

rice vinegar

1/4 cup

water

2 tbsp

Truvía Nectar

2 tbsp

tamari or soy sauce

1 tbsp

lime juice

1/4 tsp

minced Thai chili pepper, jalapeño, or ground cayenne pepper, more to taste

1 1/2 tsp

toasted sesame oil

2 cloves

garlic

1 tbsp

finely chopped ginger root

3/4 cup

fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed

8 oz

rice noodles, any thickness (I used rad na, or fettuccine-shaped)

2 cups

shaved carrots (I used a carrot peeler)

1/2 cup

cucumber matchsticks

toasted sesame seeds, to garnish

roasted salted peanuts, to garnish

lime wedges, to garnish