Carol Potter's Noodles With Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

120 gr japanese buckwheat noodles
55 gr smooth peanut butter
5 black chinese tea
26 ml soy sauce
5 ml chili oil
10 ml sesame oil
10 ml rice wine vinegar
8 gr granulated sugar
2 garlic
1 scallion

Instructions

In a large pot, boil noodles until tender (follow directions on package). Drain well, rinse with cold water, and set aside to cool. In a large bowl, mix peanut butter or tahini with tea. Add the soy sauce, chili oil, sesame oil, vinegar, sugar, and garlic to peanut butter mixture. Pour mixture over noodles and toss until well blended. Sprinkle with chopped scallions and serve at room temperature as an appetizer or side dish. M.CLIFT [MARE/RICK] at 23:20 EDT