Cold Sesame Noodle Salad

I have this recipe for Cold Sesame Noodle Salad that I made a while ago. I didn't put it in the cookbook because it was still experimental.

Cold Asian Sesame Peanut Butter Noodles
Noodles

1 pound whole wheat linguine
Sauce
3 tablespoon sesame oil
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1 Dash asian chili garlic sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 cup peanut butter
Veggies
3 medium, scallions trimmed and sliced thin
1 carrot, shredded or Julienned into long strips
1/2 cucumber seeded and coarsely chopped into bite sized pieces
Toppings
3 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
1/4 - 1/2 cup coarsely chopped peanuts (optional)
1 chicken breast, diced (optional)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped (optional)

1. Cook the Linguine according to the package instructions. Rinse in cold water and set aside.
2. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan and set aside.
3. Put the sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and chili garlic sauce in a pan and heat through.
4. Add the soy sauce, rice vinegar and peanut butter and mix.
5. Toss the noodles, chopped veggies and sesame seeds, with the sauce. Refrigerate till cool.
6. Serve with chopped peanuts, diced chicken, and/or chopped parsley.

I wanted to make it for a picnic but I didn't have all the ingredients so I improvised.

Revised Cold Asian Sesame Peanut Butter Noodles
Ingredients

1 pound whole wheat spaghetti broken into short pieces
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup coarsely chopped peanuts

3 tablespoon sesame oil

1 medium onion, cut into strips

1 carrot, Julienned into strips

4 ribs celery, sliced on the bias

3 cloves minced garlic
5 pieces candied ginger, finely diced
1 Dash cumin
1 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 cup peanut butter

1 cucumber, peeled, and coarsely chopped

1. Cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions. Rinse in cold water and set aside.
2. Toast the sesame seeds and peanuts in a dry pan and set aside.
3. Saute onion in the sesame oil until translucent.

4. Add the carrot, celery, and garlic and saute briefly until softened.

5. Add the ginger, cumin, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and peanut butter and heat through.
6. Toss the noodles, sesame seeds, and peanuts with the sauce. Refrigerate till cool.
6. Serve with chopped cucumber.