Shrimp And Peanut Butter Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 jalapeno, seeded (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar (rice vinegar fine too)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup diced tomato
• 2 teaspoons gingerroot, grated fresh
• 2 tablespoons cilantro
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 lb pasta (thin spaghetti great)
• 1 cup broccoli, sliced
• 1 cup cauliflower, sliced
• 1 carrot, peeled, cut into matchsticks
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined
• creole seasoning, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, puree all sauce ingredients until smooth and creamy.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions. rinse with cool water. toss with peanut sauce.
• 3 while pasta is cooking, saute broccoli, cauliflower and carrots until al dente. add to peanut-pasta mixture.
• 4 in the same skillet, saute shrimp with a little creole seasoning until just cooked through. do not overcook. serve on top of veggie peanut pasta.