Title: Asian pesto noodle and cucumber salad
 Categories: Cooking liv, Import
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
MMMMM-------------------------FOR PESTO------------------------------
      1 bn Basil
    1/4 bn Mint
    1/4 bn Cilantro
    1/2 c  Roasted peanuts
      3    Serrano chiles; stem removed
      2 tb Minced ginger
      2 tb Minced garlic
      1 tb Sugar
    1/4 c  Lime juice
      1 tb Salt
      1 ts White pepper
      1 c  Peanut oil

MMMMM---------------------FOR CUCUMBER SALAD--------------------------
      8 oz Blanched and refreshed
           -shanghai noodles
      1    Cucumber; julienned
    1/4 c  Chopped scallions

MMMMM--------------------------GARNISH-------------------------------
           Chopped peanuts
           Freshly chopped mint
           Freshly chopped cilantro
           Basil leaves
 
  Make the pesto:
  
  In a food processor process the first 11 ingredients. Slowly add the
  oil in a stream. Taste for seasoning.
  
  Finish the salad:
  
  In a large bowl, mix noodles, cucumber and scallions with enough
  pesto to cover the noodles. Garnish the chopped peanuts, mint,
  cilantro and basil leaves.
  
  Recipe