- Easy
- Average budget
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 8 oz linguine or spaghetti
- for the sauce
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3/4 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Substitute with canola oil.
- 1-2 garlic cloves, minced
- Crushed red chili flakes, as much as you like
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion or cilantro or parsley for garnish
Preparation
Step 1
In a large pot, bring plenty of salted water to a boil.
Step 2
While water is coming to a boil, work on the sauce. Place all sauce ingredients (peanut butter through red chili flakes) in a bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of water, and whisk everything together till a sauce forms. Set aside.
Step 3
When the water boils, add the broccoli florets and continue boiling till the broccoli is bright green and crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, remove the broccoli from the water and place in a wok.
Step 4
Bring the same water back to a boil. Then add pasta to the water and cook according to package instructions. Make sure you dont over cook the pasta. Drain well.
Step 5
Add the drained pasta to the wok with broccoli.
Step 6
Pour the peanut sauce all over the pasta and toss well. Taste the pasta, if it needs more salt, add soy sauce half a tablespoon at a time, tossing and tasting as you go.
Step 7
Garnish with chopped green onions, cilantro or parsley. Serve warm or cold.