Peanut Sauce Over Pasta

Ingredients

170 gr spaghetti
55 gr peanut butter
60 gr tahini
30 gr rice
60 ml soy sauce
60 ml orange juice
1 ml pepper sauce
30 ml apple juice

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well. Combine all remaining ingredients except apple juice in a blender. Puree at high speed in blender until creamy and smooth, at least one minute. Adjust seasonings. If mixture is too thick, add apple juice. Pour sauce over pasta. Serves 6. Variations: Add 1 T juice from grated ginger root or 1 T or more minced garlic. Substitute lemon or lime juice for the orange juice. Substitute almond butter for the peanut butter. Pour sauce over grains, baked yams or broiled tofu instead of pasta. It's also good on steamed vegetables. Per serving: 388 cal.; 16 g prot.; dozen g. fat; 59 g carb.; 0 chol.; 741 mg sod.; 3 g fiber 42 cents per serving.