10-Minute Cold Sesame Noodles with Pickled Cucumbers

Ingredients

• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 thumb ginger, minced (about 1 tsp minced ginger)
• 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp Soom Premium or Organic Tahini
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce or tamari
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup or honey
• 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 3-4 Tbsp water, or more to reach desired consistency
• 8 oz noodles of choice (we used udon)
• ½ scallion, whites and greens chopped
• toasted sesame seeds
• fresh cilantro
• sliced red bell peppers
• Slice of lime
• Sriracha
• 1 large english cucumber or 4 Persian cucumbers, sliced thinly
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• ½ Tbsp soy sauce or tamari
• 1 tsp sugar
• optional: ¼ teaspoon gochugaru chili flakes