soba noodle bowl

i love asian inspired meals

fresh and simple

we try to avoid take out chinese or japanese - we have learned in our area we can never be certain that we won't find a piece of pork in our veggie fried rice or a few little fish eggs on our veggie sushi

cross contamination has proven to be an issue

so instead we get creative at home

this soba noodle bowl features an array of fresh organic veggies

soba noodles and a garlic sesame ginger tamari sauce

a quick, easy and healthy lunch or dinner that you can have on the table in less than 15 minutes

you can choose to either keep the veggies raw - marinated in a bit of lime juice & sesame oil

or lightly steamed for about 2 minutes then tossed with the lime & oil

your call- both ways are amazing

you can certainly use any veggies you have on hand

if you decide to enjoy the veggies raw, run the broccoli under hot water for a minute or so this will turn the broccoli a vibrant green

a quick sauce is made with tamari, fresh ginger, garlic, rice vinegar & sesame seeds

drizzled on the veggies and soba noodles just before serving

this is one of those "feel good" meals

light & fresh

leaving room for a little something sweet at the end

perhaps some homemade fortune cookies from fork & beans?

tell me - what are your favorite homemade take out mealsi would love to hear what you enjoy and create when takeout isn't an option

so grab your favorite pair of chopsticks and enjoy your very own soba noodle veggie bowl

Soba Noodle Bowl ~ Garlic Sesame Ginger Tamari Sauce

makes 2 large veggie bowls

you will need:

for the soba noodle bowl

2 carrots thinly ribboned

2 asparagus thinly ribboned with the remaining pieces julienned

4oz sliced portabellas cut into bite sized pieces

handful of green beans cut into thirds

1 1/2 cups broccoli florets

handful fresh parsley torn for garnish

juice of 1/2 a lime

2 tbsp sesame oil or hemp oil

pinch of salt

3.1 oz organic soba noodles 

for the garlic sesame ginger tamari sauce

1 garlic clove minced

1/4 tsp fresh ginger micro planed - finely zested

1/2 tsp sesame seeds

4 tbsp tamari

2 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tsp sugar

assembly:

for the veggies

prepare the veggies - ribbon, cube, dice

run broccoli under very hot water for about a minute until a vibrant green

place all prepped veggies in a medium bowl

toss with salt, lime juice & sesame or hemp oil

set aside to marinate

(if steaming, prep veggies, gently steam then toss with salt, lime & oil)

boil water for soba noodles, season water with salt

add soba noodles and cook for 3 minutes

for the sauce

combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well

place soba noodles in a bowl, top with veggies & drizzle with sauce

enjoy!

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