This recipe has a lot of ingredients but comes together pretty quickly. It’s a great dish to make in advance and take on the road, especially nice when the weather is hot and we don’t feel like cooking.

This makes 4-5 servings.

Ingredients for sauce:

• 3 Tbs sesame oil
• 2 Tbs vegetable oil
• 1 small knob ginger, peeled and grated
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbs lime juice
• 2 Tbs maple syrup
• 3 Tbs rice wine vinegar
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 3 Tbs hot water
• 2 Tbs soy sauce
• Chili paste to taste, opt.

Ingredients for salad:

• ½ lb spaghetti, or other long noodles, cooked, rinsed, and drained
• 5 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and grated
• 1 jalapeno, sliced, opt.

Preparation:

Combine sauce ingredients and mix well with a whisk until smooth. Add chili paste to taste, or leave it out if you don’t like spicy. (But trust me, if the jalapeno is spicy, it’ll be really spicy after a full day in the fridge). Combine noodles, scallions, cilantro, carrot and jalapeno in a bowl. Pour sauce over all, toss to coat completely, the refrigerate until serving time.