SESAME NOODLES

TYLER'S SESAME "NOODLES"
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 green onion, cut on the bias
Freshly grated ginger, to taste
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek (Asian chili paste)
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
4 servings Zucchini Pasta or 2 8-ounce packages shirataki noodles, prepared

Heat the cooking oil in a small pot over medium-low heat. Cook the green onion, ginger, garlic and sambal for 1 minute. Stir in the sesame oil, Splenda, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce and water until well blended. Toss with the zucchini "pasta" or shirataki noodles and garnish with toasted sesame seeds.

Makes 4 servings
Do not freeze

With Zucchini "Pasta"
Per Serving: 223 Calories; 20g Fat; 6g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 6g Net Carbs

With Shirataki Noodles:
Per Serving: 202 Calories; 17g Fat; 6g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 5g Net Carbs

This is my low carb version of a recipe from Tyler Florence's Food 911 TV show. He used regular pasta with his sauce and I decided to give shirataki noodles a try. I'm not wild about the texture of the noodles, but the sauce has a nice flavor. I made the mistake of heating my sauce which caused it to break. If you follow the instructions, adding the hot water just before mixing and serving it, it should be fine. I will give this another try sometime using Zucchini "Noodles" cut with my julienne peeler.

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