Aromatic Noodles With Lime Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• 9 ounces broccoli florets 
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar 
• 0.5 cup natural creamy peanut butter 
• 0.8 inch ginger fresh finely grated
• 2 tablespoons juice of lime fresh
• 0.3 cup soya sauce low-sodium
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper flakes red
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 
• 1  scallion cut into pieces
• 6 ounces snow peas trimmed
• 0.8 pound spinach linguine whole-wheat
• 6 ounces sugar snap peas trimmed
• 0.5 cup peanuts unsalted shelled
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• pot
• blender
• steamer basket

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Cook the pasta in a large pot of water according to the directions on the package.
3. Drain and rinse with cold water. While the pasta is cooking put the broccoli in a steamer basket over a large pot of boiling water and steam it for 3 minutes.
4. Add the snow peas and sugar snap peas and steam for 2 minutes more.
5. Toast the peanuts in a dry pan over a medium heat until they become fragrant, about 3 minutes. Set them aside to cool. Make the sauce by pureeing the peanut butter, soy sauce, water, vinegar, lime juice, scallion, ginger, sugar and red pepper flakes in a food processor or blender until smooth.
6. Right before serving, toss the pasta with 3/4 cup of the peanut sauce. Divide into 6 serving bowls and top each serving with the vegetables.
7. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the vegetables. Coarsely chop the peanuts, sprinkle them on top and serve.