Cold Sesame Noodles

Growing up, one of my favorite summer lunches was cold sesame noodles.  My parents were never big believers of air conditioning (or heat in the wintertime, for that matter...) so a cool noodle dish was always a nice treat to have.  The only cooking involved is for the noodles, the rest is just mixed up in a bowl, ready to eat!

Cold Sesame Noodles
(serves 6-8)

:: 1 box long pasta (soba, spaghetti, egg noodles...NOT chinese wheat noodles; these will fall apart)
:: 1 cucumber, julienned (cut into long thin strips)
:: 2 scallions, thinly sliced (I wish I had these on hand, but didn't!)
:: handful chopped cilantro (optional)
:: 2 tsp white sesame seeds (optional)