Spicy Sesame Noodles

Name: Spicy Sesame Noodles
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: Blanched asparagus tips, broccoli florets, or snow peas, for garnish (optional); 8 scallions (green onions), trimmed, well rinsed, and cut diagonally into ½-inch pieces; 1 pound thin linguine, or other thin pasta; ¼ cup peanut oil; 2 cups Sesame Mayonnaise; Drops of Szechuan hot chile oil, to taste (see Note)

Preparation info

6
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Our unorthodox but delicious version of a Chinese classic.

Ingredients

1 pound thin linguine, or other thin pasta
¼ cup peanut oil
2

Main course
Spicy
Vegan

Method

Bring 4 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large pot. Drop in the linguine and cook until tender but still firm. Drain, toss in a mixing bowl with the peanut oil, and let cool to room temperature.
Whisk together the sesame mayonnaise and drops of chile oil, to taste, in a small bowl. Do not hesitate to make the mayonnaise quite spicy (start with 4 drops and