Vegan Thai Peanut Noodles

¼ cupnatural peanut butter, smooth or crunchy

¼ cupwater

1 ½ Tbspsoy sauce, gluten-free if preferred

1 clovesgarlic, minced

1 Tbspfresh lime juice(1 lime)

½ Tbspagave or maple syrup

¼ inchpiece fresh ginger, peeled and minced

1 tspyour favorite hot sauce(optional)

½ tspsesame oil(omit for oil-free)

3 ozvegan chow mein noodles or rice noodles

½red bell pepper, chopped

½medium carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks

1green onions, chopped

⅕ cuppeanuts, roughly chopped (salted, roasted, raw, whatever you like!)

Handfulcilantro, roughly chopped