Title: Pasta W/szechwan Peanut Dressing
Categories: Ethnic, Pasta & ric
Yield: 5 Servings

8 oz Pasta (preferably linguine)
2 c Broccoli florets
---Szechwan Peanut
-Dressing---
1/3 c Peanut butter; smooth or
-crunchy
1/2 c Hot vegetable stock or water
1 ts Soy sauce
2 tb Rice vinegar
2 tb Safflower oil
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1/2 ts Dry crushed red pepper
2 c Cherry tomatoes
Scallion; chopped, optional

Bring large pot of water to boil; cook pasta until al dente. While pasta is
cooking, steam broccoli florets. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together
peanut butter and stock or water until smoooth. Stir in remaining dressing
ingredients. When pasta is done, drain well. Pour sauce over pasta; toss to
coat well. Add broccolli and tomatoes; toss again. Garnish with chopped
scallions.

Variations: Add more red pepper to taste. Try Szechwan Peanut Dressing as a
warm topping on steamed vegetables, especially on green beans, broccoli, or
cauliflower. Make extra dressing to refrigerate and serve later on chilled
steamed green beans or broccoli.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #742 by Creedenite@aol.com on Aug 13, 1997