Spicy Cold Noodle Salad with Soy-Lime Dressing Recipe - Forks Over Knives

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce or tamari
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 10 oz. dry soba noodles, broken in half
• 2 cups fresh or frozen shelled edamame
• 2 cups snow pea pods, halved on the bias
• 2 cups shredded Chinese cabbage
• 1 cup slivered red bell pepper
• 1 cup slivered yellow bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple or papaya
• 4 oz. fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and caps sliced (2 cups)
• 1 fresh red chile, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced, seeded if desired (see tip, recipe intro)
• ⅓ cup bias-sliced scallions
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup chopped raw peanuts