Crunchy Vegetable and Rice Noodle Salad

tbsp smooth almond butterpreferably unsweetened, or other nut butter such as cashew or peanut

tbspneutral vegetable oil such as avocado or canola

tbspagave nectar, honey or maple syrup

tbspfresh lime juice

tbsprice vinegar or apple cider vinegar

tspsriracha

tspkosher salt

tspgrated fresh ginger

plump garlic clovegrated

ozrice stir fry noodlescooked according to package directions, drained and rinsed in cold water

cupmatchstick-cut carrotsabout ½ pound carrots

cuphalf-moon sliced seedless cucumber

scallionstrimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal

shallotthinly sliced

cuploosely packed each fresh cilantro, mint and basil leaves

Handful mixed baby greens

Sesame seeds

Crushed roasted peanuts or chopped roasted almonds

Thinly sliced fresh red chili pepper