Whole Wheat Pasta with Cucumber and Spicy Peanut Sauce

• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons Soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons Lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup Hot water
• 20 ounces whole wheat pasta
• 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut diagonally into 1/8-inch slices
• 1 Cup thinly sliced scallions
• 1 cup red peppers, thinly sliced and 1 inch in length
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1 In a blender combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, red pepper flakes, sugar and hot water until smooth.
2 In a pot of boiling salted water, boil the pasta until just tender; transfer to colander and rinse briefly under cold water.
3 Drain the pasta noodles well.
4 In a large bowl, toss noodles with peanut sauce, cucumbers, scallions and red peppers.
5  Add salt and pepper to taste.
6 Serve immediately at room temperature.

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