Sesame Soba Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons creamy no-added-sugar dark roasted peanut butter, preferably organic
• 3/4 cup unsweetened freshly brewed green tea or low-sodium vegetable broth, chilled
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup brown-rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon red chile pepper flakes or sriracha, to taste
• 1 tablespoon agave nectar or honey
• 2 teaspoon unrefined sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 12 ounce dry buckwheat, spelt, or kamut soba noodles
• 2 large red bell peppers, sliced very thinly into long strips*
• 1 kirby cucumber, sliced thinly into coins, or 1 cup thinly sliced english cucumber
• 2 scallions, green and white parts, sliced very thinly on a bias
• 2 teaspoon roasted or pan-toasted black or white sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro