Our meal planning of late often revolves around a single ingredient that we need to use up before it's too late. This time, the key ingredients were cucumbers and sweet peppers, so this recipe had our name all over it.

There are a lot of ingredients, but most of them are staples, and a food processor was required for some puréeing.

The end result was a light- and healthy-feeling flavorful bowl of noodles.

Sesame noodles with sweet peppers and cucumbers