I could swim in this sauce. It's divine. I used to steer away from sesame seed dishes because a little glass grocery store bottle of the stuff can be quite pricey (I find that the same can go for poppy seed). Well, I found some in bulk, which is totally the way to go. But I needed a divine dish for my new found (reasonably priced) seeds. This dish definitely does the sesame seed justice. As for toddler approval, Sweet Pea really enjoyed playing with her Daddy's noodles but didn't give them a chance until Cheap's last few bites.

Ingredients:
6 oz linguine or spaghetti (I actually used whole wheat)
3 cloves garlic, minced or 1/4 tea garlic powder
1 Tbs vinegar
1 Tbs brown sugar
1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
¼ cup soy sauce (I had dark soy sauce so I used halved the soy sauce with water)
¼ cup sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 small chicken breasts, cooked (however you please) and thinly sliced
4 Tbs sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 lbs sugar snap peas (can use other green if snap peas are $$)
2 green onions, diced
1 small cucumber, diced into 1/4 inch pieces
salt to taste

Directions:
Put diced cucumber and green onions to the side

Add pasta to a pot of boiling salted water

Toast sesame seeds under a broiler or in a frying pan for a couple of minutes (will toast fast)

In a small mixing bowl, stir together peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic, cayenne pepper, and 3 Tbs of the toasted sesame seeds (Oh this sauce is so good...)

As the pasta finishes up, add the sugar snap peas to blanch them for about 4 minutes. Then drain liquid from pasta and s.s.peas

Mix pasta with sauce and sliced chicken. Place in a serving bowl (or individual bowls) and sprinkle cucumber, green onion and the remaining 1 Tbs of toasted sesame seeds on top. Dig in!