Orange-Sesame Noodles with Grilled Shrimp

Ingredients

• 1/4  cup  fresh orange juice
• 3  tablespoons  tamari or soy sauce
• 3  tablespoons  peanut butter
• 2  tablespoons  toasted sesame oil
• 2  teaspoons  freshly grated ginger
• 2  teaspoons  grated orange zest
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground cayenne pepper
• 10  ounce  soba noodles or spaghetti
• 1  cup  snow peas
• 1  carrot, cut into matchsticks
• 1 1/2  pounds  large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1  tablespoon  toasted sesame oil

Preparation

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl.
Boil noodles according to package directions. Before draining, add snow peas and carrot. Let cook 30 seconds.
Drain pasta, peas, and carrot, and toss immediately with orange juice mixture. Set aside.
Brush shrimp with sesame oil, and grill over medium-hot coals 3 to 5 minutes.
Arrange pasta on serving plates, and top with shrimp.

Julia Dowling Rutland, Coastal Living, NOVEMBER 2006

Super yummy recipe from Coastal Living! Loved  every fabulous bite!