In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl.
Meanwhile, make peanut sauce: In a blender or food processor, blend peanut butter, garlic, pepper flakes, soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil until smooth.
Cut cucumber crosswise into thirds; cut each piece lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices. Stack slices; cut lengthwise into very thin strips. Transfer pasta to a large bowl; toss with sauce, cucumber, and carrots. Serve at room temperature.
Our daughter is allergic to peanuts so we used Sunbutter (sunflower seeds) in place of it & it tasted amazing! Not sure what happened with the other meals but this was yummy & got 4 thumbs up (2 of which are a 10 & 9 yr olds). Thanks for an easy, quick & yummy meal.
Made this last night, exactly to recipe, even used natural peanut butter.... woah!! overload of vinegar, apparently whoever came up with this recipe never tasted it!... Please, don't go by what they say! I recommend cutting the vinegar by alot... maybe only do a tablespoon or two, definately not 1/3 of a cup! I also added some sesame seeds for crunch and flavor. After I adjusted, it tasted pretty good. Give it a try.
This was horrible. Don't bother wasting groceries on this, it's going straight into the compost.