• ¼ cup rice vinegar
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp fresh ginger **I like the ginger you can buy in a tube in the produce section
• 1 tsp` brown sugar
• ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced **or 1 teaspoon bottled ginger
• 2 Tbsp peanut butter
• 2 tsp Japanese BBQ sauce **optional
• 6 ounces lo mein noodles, or something similar **chuka soba, or Japanese curly noodles are great but hard to find. They can be purchased online.
• 1 cup carrots, shredded or matchstick
• 1 cup fresh snow peas, diagonally sliced
• 2 cups chicken breast, cooked and shredded **Rotisserie chicken works great for this
• 1 cup English cucumber, peeled and diced **If using regular cucumbers, seed first
• 1 cup green onions, diagonally sliced in 1-inch pieces

Toppings

• 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped