Sesame Chili Cold Soba Noodles
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add 1/4 cup of Chinese sesame paste into a measuring cup.
- 2Pour the sesame paste from the measuring cup into a glass jar.
- 3Add 1 tablespoon of chili crisp oil to the jar.
- 4Add 1/2 tablespoon of Chinkiang black vinegar or rice vinegar to the jar.
- 5Add 1/2 tablespoon of tamari to the jar.
- 6Add grated garlic to the jar.
- 7Add 2 teaspoons of agave or maple syrup to the jar.
- 8Add 1/2 teaspoon of five spice to the jar.
- 9Add 1/4 teaspoon of allspice to the jar.
- 10Add 1/2 cup of vegetable broth to the jar.
- 11Blend all the ingredients in the jar using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
- 12Slice 3 cups of red cabbage thinly.
- 13Add the sliced red cabbage to a bowl.
- 14Add 1 sliced red chili pepper to the bowl.
- 15Add 2 sliced scallions or 1/4 small red onion to the bowl.
- 16Add the zest of half a lime to the bowl.
- 17Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the bowl.
- 18Add 2 teaspoons of toasted sesame oil to the bowl.
- 19Add 1 teaspoon of agave or maple syrup to the bowl.
- 20Sprinkle kosher salt into the bowl.
- 21Massage the ingredients in the bowl by hand to soften the cabbage.
- 22Cook 8 ounces of soba noodles for 6 minutes.
- 23Add 1 lime juice to a measuring cup.
- 24Add 2 tablespoons of tamari to the measuring cup.
- 25Add 1 tablespoon of agave or maple syrup to the measuring cup.
- 26Stir the ingredients in the measuring cup.
- 27Pour the mixture from the measuring cup over the cooked soba noodles.
- 28Add ice to the noodles to chill them.
- 29Spread a generous amount of the prepared sauce on the bottom of a bowl.
- 30Top with cold noodles.
- 31Add more sauce over the noodles.
- 32Add 12 ounces of edamame or 6 ounces of smoked tofu (protein of choice) over the noodles.
- 33Add a generous amount of slaw over the protein.
- 34Add 8 torn mint leaves and 1/4 cup of roughly chopped cilantro leaves for garnish.
- 35Serve with lime wedges.
Ingredients
- 0.25 cup Chinese sesame paste
- 1 tablespoon chili crisp oil
- 0.5 tablespoon Chinkiang black vinegar or rice vinegar
- 0.5 tablespoon tamari
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 teaspoons agave or maple syrup
- 0.5 teaspoon five spice
- 0.25 teaspoon allspice
- 0.5 cup vegetable broth
- 3 cups red cabbage
- 1 red chili pepper
- 2 scallions or red onion
- 0.5 portion lime zest
- 0.5 portion lime juice
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon agave or maple syrup
- kosher salt
- 1 lime juice
- 2 tablespoons tamari
- 1 tablespoon agave or maple syrup
- 8 ounces soba noodles
- 12 ounces edamame or smoked tofu
- 8 leaves mint leaves
- 0.25 cup cilantro leaves
- lime wedges
Equipment
measuring cupglass jarimmersion blenderknifecutting boardbowlgratercitrus juicerspoontongs
Tips
- Getting your veggies in is a lot easier when they're coated in sauce.
- Slice the cabbage slaw really thin and massage it with lime, sesame oil, salt and a little sweetener to naturally soften it and make it more enjoyable to eat.
- Layer up your nutrition in the bowl.
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