This linguine pasta with peanut sauce and Asian vegetables recipe comes from the Re-Bar cookbook. I have altered it only slightly. Re-Bar is one of my favorite vegetarian restaurants in Victoria, B.C. and I use their cookbook quite often. Some of the recipes are a little bit fancy but not hard to make. I wanted to try this mostly because of the peanut sauce recipe attached to it. I make a killer Thai peanut sauce. I’m practically addicted to it. So it was going to be tough competition. But Re-Bar pulled through – did I ever really doubt they would? – and I now have another peanut sauce recipe I enjoy just as much. This one is thinner than my own recipe, but it still sticks well to the noodles. My kids liked it too, and my husband swooned. Thumbs up!
The peanut sauce, linguine and stir-fry
Lotus Land Linguine
1 x recipe peanut sauce (to follow)
1 lb linguine noodles
1Tbsp olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 large red pepper, chopped
1 bunch broccoli florets and stem slices
4 oz snow peas
4 heads baby bok choy, chopped
2 bunch scallions, chopped
sesame oil
Yum!
Re-Bar Peanut Sauce
1/4 cup smooth, natural peanut butter
2 garlic cloves
1 Tbsp minced ginger
2 Tbsp honey
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
juice of one lime
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp sambal oelek (I didn’t have any so I omitted it and it was fine)
1/4 cup tamari
2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar (I used plain rice vinegar and it was fine)
coconut milk (optional)
Directions for Peanut Sauce:
Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender. Add desired amount of coconut milk, as desired to adjust consistency. Warm on low heat before serving. According to the cookbook, this makes a great dip for salad rolls (Mm! Must try!) and tastes great tossed with any noodles and veggies. Feel free to play around with the proportions, although I didn’t and thought this was a very nicely balanced sauce. No flavour stood out over the rest.
Directions for Lotus Land Linguine:
Prepare peanut sauce first. Set aside or heat on low in a small pot.
Heat a large pot of water for cooking the pasta. Begin cooking the noodles when you stat the stir-fry as they will take about the same amount of time. Have a colander ready in the sink for draining the pasta.
Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and just before it starts to smoke, add the onion and a pinch of sea salt. Stir fry the onion until translucent and then add remaining vegetables in order of their cooking times. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Continue stirring and tossing the veggies keeping them crisp and brightly coloured. If they start to stick, add a splash of water and cover them briefly.
Toss the drained noodles with a splash of sesame oil. Divide the noodles among serving plates, top with vegetables and drizzle with warm peanut sauce. Garnish with crushed peanuts, lime wedges and minced cilantro, if desired.
Serves 4-6
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What a yummy recipe! Thanks for visiting my strawberry soup post and inviting me to link up with you. I wish I would have had access to your blog when my kids were little.
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That looks really delicious – and very good for you too!
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You’ve convinced me to try making peanut sauce. If I am making some for the first time, would you recommend I try your killer sauce or this one?
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Oh yum! Do you happen to have an extra plate?
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@Ann – I think you’d be happy with either one but for your very first time make the one whose ingredients you have on hand. If you have all the ingredients for either then try my killer thai sauce. Enjoy!
It looks awesome!
I just submitted my summer squash casserole. It was awesome! We did eat it with meaty sloppy joes but the link is just to the casserole so it should be fine. Thanks! There are some great recipes here!
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This sounds wonderful! Something to add to next weeks meal plan, thanks for the recipe!
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I LOVE the Rebar. I didn’t know they have a cookbook!! Could I buy it online? And I’m totally trying this recipe out this week….Thanks!!!!!!
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This looks delicious – and I’m not even a vegetarian!
Oh this looks positively to DIE for. Yum! I’ll have to bookmark so I can try it.
I love having your participate in Food Revolution Fridays, the vegetarian recipes are a great addition!
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The I can’t believe it is not ice cream IS pure fruit. Healthy as can be and your kids should love it. Try it. It is easy.
I made up another batch of peach icecream and then threw in some blueberries.
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That peanut sauce looks awesome.
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I love anything with peanut sauce…yum! I like the name of the recipe too…that’s the clincher!
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What a great looking recipe! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites!
That peanut sauce looks awesome.
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I love anything with peanut sauce…yum! I like the name of the recipe too…that’s the clincher!
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I made this tonight–YUMMY!!! I love your foodie fridays…they’ve introduced me to a whole new world of vegetarian cooking (the veggie cookbooks I’ve had til now had lots of weird ingredients or 2 hour prep times that just weren’t practical!) that I LOVE! And this meal was a hit with me, my hubby, and my youngest. The older two tolerated it (read: ate it under pressure), which generally means they will grow to love it if I make it more than twice.
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