Soba Noodles with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:

4 ounces soba noodles
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
1 tablespoon tahini
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
sriracha, to taste
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 green onions, chopped
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced (optional)
1 carrot, cut into matchsticks (optional)

Cook the soba noodles according to package instructions, rinse with cold water, and set aside. Toss with some sesame oil to prevent noodles from sticking.

Combine sesame seeds, tahini, peanut butter, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, sriracha, honey, and sesame oil in a blender. Blend the mixture together, adding hot water and scraping down the blender with a spatula until the mixture is thinned to a sauce consistency.

Toss the noodles with the sauce and allow to cool. When noodles are cooled, stir in the sesame seeds, green onion, bell pepper, and carrot. Serve cold.