Cold Sesame Noodle Salad

from ButterYum

makes 1 pound

INGREDIENTS

• 16 ounces angle hair pasta (or thin spaghetti)

• 1/2 cup toasted sesame oil

• 1/2 cup regular soy sauce (not low sodium)

• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

• 1 tablespoon hot chili oil (or sriracha)

• 1/4 cup white granulated sugar

• 1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips

• 1 scallion, chopped

• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (toasted or not)

DIRECTIONS

• Cook pasta according to package instructions; drain - do not rinse.

• While the pasta is cooking, whisk the sesame oil, soy, balsamic, chili oil, and sugar together in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves.

• Add the hot pasta and bell pepper strips; stir well to coat and chill for at least 30 minutes.

• Garnish with chopped scallions and sesame seeds just before serving.

NOTE

• I usually heavily salt my pasta water, but because the sauce for these noodles contains full-sodium soy sauce, I omit salting my pasta water.

adapted from allrecipes.com