Cold soba noodles with peanut sauce

Name: Cold soba noodles with peanut sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: soba noodles 270g,sesame oil 1-2T,Coarsely chopped roasted peanuts, for sprinkling ,Thinly sliced cucumber, for serving ,Thinly sliced spring onion, for serving ,Fresh coriander leaves, for serving ,For the sauce, blend together ,smooth organic peanut butter ½cup,cloves garlic, crushed 2,piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated 1 x 2cm,fresh chilli, chopped 1,soya sauce 2T,organic vegetable stock ½cup,rice vinegar 3T,palm sugar or honey 1t,sesame oil 2T

By Phillippa Cheifitz

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 3 minutes

Ingredients

270 g soba noodles
1-2 T sesame oil
Coarsely chopped roasted peanuts, for sprinkling
Thinly sliced cucumber, for serving
Thinly sliced spring onion, for serving
Fresh coriander leaves, for serving

For the sauce, blend together

½ cup smooth organic peanut butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 x 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 fresh chilli, chopped
2 T soya sauce
½ cup organic vegetable stock
3 T rice vinegar
1 t palm sugar or honey
2 T sesame oil

Method

1. Cook the noodles in boiling water for 3 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain well. Toss in the sesame oil and set aside. Just before serving, mix the noodles with the sauce.

2. If necessary, loosen the noodles with more stock and add more soya. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Garnish liberally with cucumber, spring onion and coriander and serve at room temperature.

Cook’s note: Add cubes of tofu or small prawns (cleaned and cooked) for extra Asian flavour.

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