Thai Pasta And Seafood Salad

--peanut ginger dressing--

1/4 cup smooth or chunky peanut -- butter

1/4 cup hot water

1/3 cup cider vinegar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root

1 teaspoon minced garlic

--salad--

7 cups chilled cooked shrimp and -- scallops

3 medium Kirby pickling cucumbers

-- halved lengthwise, sliced

thinly sliced crosswise 2 medium red bell peppers -- cored, seeded and -- thinly sliced 1 cup cilantro leaves -- chopped

1/2 cup sliced scallions