Linguine with Snow Peas, Cucumber, and Peanut Sauce

• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 pound snow peas, cut diagonally into thin slices
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 scallions including green tops, chopped
• 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced thin
• 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts (about 1/4 pound)
• 3/4 pound linguine
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2/3 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth, vegetable broth, or homemade stock
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

1. In a blender or food processor, combine the garlic, soy sauce, peanut butter, chicken broth, lime juice, red-pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt.
2. Puree until smooth.
3. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the linguine until almost done, about 9 minutes.
4. Stir in the snow peas and bean sprouts and cook until the vegetables and pasta are just done, about 3 minutes more.
5. Drain and toss with the peanut sauce, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, the scallions, cucumber, and 1/3 cup of the peanuts.
6. Serve with the remaining peanuts sprinkled over the top.

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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/linguine-snow-peas-cucumber-and-peanut-sauce (may not work)