Pad Thai Noodle Salad (Vegetrairan)

My girlfriends from college and I all get together a few times a year to do Family Dinner Night! It's usually vegetarian because one of the girls is a vegetarian and I'm down for a challenge since I love meat lol This night was "Asian" themed and featured homemade fresh veggie/tofu sushi rolls, fresh tempeh spring rolls (THESE ARE TO DIE FOR) and for dessert, homemade pumpkin pie (SO GOOD and no it didn't fit the theme but seriously Alisha did an amazing job and I love pie so no complaints here :) So I challenge you, if you're a meat lover like me, to try doing once a month vegetarian night! It's fun to switch it up!

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Serves 4-8 people
Time: 35 min

What you'll need:
6 oz Buckwheat Noodles (aka Soba Noodles)
6 oz Baby Watercress, roughly chopped
1 Bunch Green Onions, roughly chopped and lightly sauteed (4.5 oz)
1 cup Shredded Carrots (5.5 oz)
5 Radishes, thinly sliced (3 oz)
2/3 cups Roasted, Salted, Organic Peanuts (not shelled and doesn't have to be Organic)
1 Freshly Grated Lime
Sauce:
2 Tbsp Tamari Sauce (or Low Sodium Soy Sauce)
2 Tbsp Light Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar 
Juice from 1 Lime (about 2 Tbsp worth)

Directions:
1. Cook the noodles as directed on package. Drain and rinse with cold water, set aside
2. In a pan, saute the Green Onions lightly (about 5 min). Set aside and let them cool
3. In a large bowl, add Watercress, Carrots, Radishes, cooled Green Onions, and grate the Lime on top. Toss lightly together
4. In a small bowl, add Tamari Sauce, Lime Juice, Light Brown Sugar, Vegetable Oil, and the Rice Vinegar. Mix well
5. Add Noodles to large bowl, mixing the salad with the noodles thoroughly
6. Add sauce to large bowl, thoroughly tossing. Make sure everything is covered
7. Add Peanuts (chopped or not) as garnish and let this sit for about 15-30 min to really soak up all the flavors!
8. Measure out and enjoy!

*Mine made about 10 cups worth! Also if you want to cut the fat in half use only 1/3 cup Peanuts!
**Since this was for an all vegetarian family dinner night I didn't add chicken but will next time! 

1 Serving:
1 cup Pad Thai Noodle Salad (sans Chicken) 133 calories
Total: 4.8g Protein 4.8g Fat g 19.3g Carb