Mandarin Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried linguine, broken into fourths
• 1/4 cup soy sauce, I use Tamari I think it's a better quality soy
• 1/4 cup water (because of the soy sauce..I used about half of the water the recipe calls for)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 cups small cherry tomatoes, halved
• 3/4 cup carrot, cut into thin bite size strips
• 1 1/2 cups fresh pea pods, sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced green onion
• 4 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes