Easy Sesame Cashew Noodles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb thin spaghetti (use angel hair spaghetti or use spaghettini pasta)
• chopped salted roasted cashews
• 3 large garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (or to taste i use about 3-4 teaspoons for extreme heat!)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup salted roasted cashews
• 1/3 cup water
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, blend the sauce ingredients until smooth.
• 2 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 just before mixing with the sauce and serving, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until just firm-tender (do not overcook the pasta) drain and rinse well under cold water; drain well again.
• 4 toss the cooked pasta with the prepared sauce (if the sauce was chilled then warm before mixing with the pasta).
• 5 sprinkle with chopped cashews and serve.