Cold Vegetable Noodles With Peanut Sauce

2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 tablespoon sugar (reduced from the 2 tablespoons the recipe calls for)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon rice or white wine or other vinegar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, to taste
[left out hot sesame oil or Tabasco sauce, to taste]

3 medium zucchini, spiralized with the green blade
1 medium English cucumber, spiralized with the green blade
salt if needed
1 medium carrot, peeled, spiralized with the green blade

1 bunch of green onions, chopped
1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

1.Whisk together the sesame oil, peanut butter, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar, and pepper in a large bowl.
2.  Spiralize the cucumber onto paper towels to absorb some of the water; be sure to cut the "noodles" so they are not too long.
3. Spiralize the zucchini onto paper towels to absorb some of the water, again cutting the "noodles" so they do not get too long.
4. Spiralize the carrot.
5.  Pat dry the noodles and combine them and the carrots in a large bowl.  Add the peanut sauce and serve with the green onions and toasted sesame seeds on the side.