Thai Cucumber Salad with Udon Noodles

4.15.16 I had no udon noodles, so I used Barilla® Thick Spaghetti. The dressing was just a little sweet for us (personal taste preference), and I did add a little bit of sesame oil to the dressing (I would do that again). A garnish of some chopped peanuts would be nice, and I'll do that in the future. I thought the amount of cucumbers was disproportionate to the pasta, so I stopped at 1 cuke, and that was more than enough for us. We love Asian noodle salads, this is a good one, and I definitely would make again. Nice side dish to Mandarin Orange Chicken.

We loved the combination of ingredients in this recipe and it is great for school lunches but unfortunately the dressing is too thin. Any suggestions for how to thicken?

I would make this again. I was wary of the amount of sugar called for but decided to go for it anyway, and the dressing came out fine, not too sweet. I had to use spaghetti noodles because that's what I had in my cabinet, and I also substituted a big squirt of sriracha for the chili pepper; the result was a salad that was hot, but not too hot.