better times, noodle salad

A few nights ago I made my second, slightly more successful attempt at an Asian noodle salad. This time I used a recipe I found online, instead of coming up with one myself. And once again, the results looked pretty...

...but still weren't quite what I was hoping for. This recipe included both peanuts and peanut butter in the sauce. I don't mind a Reese's Cup every now and again, but I don't love peanut butter, and making a whole meal out of it turned out to be a bit much. 

On the upside, I discovered a great Thai chili sauce in the Asian Foods aisle at Fairway. The recipe called for Sriracha (which I'm still looking for--anybody know where I can find it on the Upper West Side?) This version is made by Roland, and is my new go-to condiment for everything from hash browns to scrambled eggs: