Cold Sesame Noodles with Golden Garlic

Ingredients

• 1 cup carrots shredded
• 2  celery stalks thinly sliced
• 4 large cloves garlic halved thinly sliced lengthwise
• 0.3 cup soy sauce low-sodium
• 0.5  bell pepper red cored seeded thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 
• 8 servings salt 
• 2  spring onion thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil 
• 0.5 cup creamy peanut butter 
• 1 pound pasta like spaghetti 
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• whisk
• pot
• slotted spoon

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Warm oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Remove with a slotted spoon; set aside.
4. Add celery, bell pepper and carrots to skillet and cook, stirring, until softened but not browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Add spaghetti to boiling water and cook until tender yet firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
7. Drain well and rinse under cold running water.
8. In a large bowl, whisk together soy sauce, peanut butter, vinegar and sesame oil until blended.
9. Add spaghetti to peanut butter mixture and toss until well coated. Stir in cooked vegetables.
10. Sprinkle golden garlic and scallions over pasta just before serving.