An unorthodox version of a classic Thai noodle dish

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Here is an unorthodox version of a classic Thai dish — noodles with a spicy peanut sauce, flecked with green onion and cilantro — made with spaghettini, linguine, or other thin pasta rather than the usual flat rice noodles found in the dish.

The recipes is adapted from California, the beautiful cookbook by John Phillip Carroll published by Collins.

Spicy Thai Noodles

½ cup (125 g) smooth peanut butter

2 tbsp. (15 mL) lemon or lime juice

1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce

1 tsp (5 mL) red pepper flakes

3 tbsp. (45 mL) sesame oil

10 drops hot chili oil

1 lb (500 g) spaghettini, l

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