Asian Noodle Salad with Spicy Peanut Sauce

• 1 (12-ounce) package buckwheat (soba) noodles
• Salt
• Spicy Peanut Sauce
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons ketjap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce; see p. 14)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 cup lightly toasted peanuts
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon minced or grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek or other red chile paste
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 cup peanut or canola oil
• Salt
• (makes about 1 1/2 cups, enough for 1 batch of noodles with a little left over)

1. Cook the noodles in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes, until cooked through but still firm.
2. Drain well and place in a large bowl.
3. Toss the Spicy Peanut Sauce with the noodles and garnish with the scallion and cilantro.
4. Place all the ingredients (reserving 2 tablespoons cilantro and 2 tablespoons sliced scallions) except the peanut oil and salt in a blender or the bowl of a food processor and puree.
5. Stop the motor and use a spoon or spatula to lift and incorporate the bottom of the mixture.
6. With the motor running, slowly pour in the peanut oil.
7. The sauce should be thick and creamy, like honey.
8. Add a little water if it is too thick.
9. The final sauce should be about the consistency of thin mayonnaise.
10. Taste, and adjust seasoning for spiciness or salt.
11. For a bit more texture, add some chopped peanuts to the finished sauce.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/asian-noodle-salad-with-spicy-peanut-sauce-383448 (may not work)