--PEANUT GINGER DRESSING--
1/4 c  Smooth or chunky peanut
-butter
1/4 c  Hot water
1/3 c  Cider vinegar
2 tb Soy sauce
1 tb Grated fresh ginger root
1 ts Minced garlic

SALAD
7 c Chilled cooked shrimp and
-scallops
3 md Kirby pickling cucumbers,
-halved lengthwise, seeded
-and thinly sliced crosswise
2 md Red bell peppers, cored,
-seeded and thinly sliced
1 c Cilantro leaves, chopped
-(optional)
1/2 c Sliced scallions

Peanut-Ginger Dressing: Whisk peanut butter and hot water in a large bowl
until smooth. Whisk in vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, gingerroot and garlic.
Add remaining ingredients. Toss to mix. Makes about 12 cups/6 servings.

For a spicier version, sprinkle with crushed red pepper.