Searching for a refreshing and flavorful summer dish? Look no further than chilled soba with tofu and sugar snap peas. This Japanese noodle salad is a delightful combination of cool, chewy soba noodles, tender tofu, crisp sugar snap peas, and a light yet flavorful dressing. It's easy to make, healthy, and absolutely delicious, making it a perfect meal for a hot day or a light lunch.
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SOBA NOODLES WITH TOFU, AVOCADO, AND SNOW PEAS
Soba Noodles with Tofu, Avocado, and Snow Peas makes for a delicious, nutritious lunch. Soba noodles are made with buckwheat flour, which is an excellent source of fiber and protein.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring ginger, chile, sugar, and 1/3 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until ginger and chile are soft, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer ginger and chile to a bowl; set aside. Reserve syrup.
- Make dressing: In a shallow bowl, whisk together lime juice, soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons reserved syrup. Add tofu, and toss to coat. Set aside.
- In a pot of boiling water, cook the noodles according to package instructions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl. Add peas; drizzle with oil and 1 tablespoon dressing. Toss to coat; let cool.
- To serve, add cucumber and chives to bowl along with the tofu and dressing; toss to combine. Divide among plates; top with avocado and reserved ginger and chile. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 547 g, Fat 20 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 28 g, Sodium 822 g
SOBA NOODLES WITH CHICKEN AND SNAP PEAS
A simple sesame-soy dressing coats chewy soba noodles, tender chicken and crisp sugar snap peas in this dish that's good at room temperature or cold. It's a great way to use leftover or store-bought rotisserie chicken, but also works well without. You can double up on the snap peas instead or fold in other vegetables, like grated carrots, shredded cabbage or thinly sliced bok choy. The quick daikon pickles add a bright tangy crunch, but you can skip them and still enjoy this one-bowl meal.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories dinner, lunch, weekday, noodles, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Meanwhile, mix the vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Add the daikon and press into the mixture to submerge as much as possible. Let stand until ready to serve, mixing occasionally.
- Add 1/4 cup salt to the boiling water. Add the snap peas and cook just until bright green and tender, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Using a spider or slotted spoon, transfer to a colander and immediately rinse under cold water until cool. Drain well.
- Add the noodles to the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 4 to 8 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water until cool and drain again.
- While the noodles cook, whisk the soy sauce, sesame oil, red-pepper flakes and remaining 2 tablespoons honey in a large bowl. Add the chicken, soba and snap peas and toss until evenly coated. Season to taste with salt.
- Divide among bowls. Drain the daikon pickles and arrange on top, then garnish with the scallions, sesame seeds and additional red-pepper flakes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 559, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 63 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 38 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 761 milligrams, Sugar 18 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHILLED SOBA WITH TOFU AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS
Steps:
- Make sauce:
- Simmer mushroom in water in a small saucepan, covered, 15 minutes. Add kombu and barely simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large glass measure, pressing on and discarding solids. Return 2 cups liquid (add water if necessary) to saucepan. Add soy sauce, mirin, ponzu, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in sesame oil, then cool in pan in a large ice bath.
- Cook noodles and vegetables:
- Blanch sugar snaps in a large pot of unsalted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large colander set in ice bath to stop cooking. Lift colander to drain. Transfer sugar snaps to a bowl. Meanwhile, return water to a boil. Blanch spinach until just wilted, about 30 seconds, then cool and drain in same manner. Squeeze out excess water. Add to sugar snaps.
- Return water to a boil.
- Add noodles and cook according to package directions, stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain in colander and rinse with cold water. Cool in ice bath until very cold (add more ice to water as necessary). Drain well.
- Carefully drain tofu and pat dry. Cut into 3/4-inch cubes.
- Whisk sauce, then pour 1 1/2 cups sauce into a large bowl. Add noodles, sugar snaps, spinach, and half of scallions and toss. Serve in shallow bowls, topped with tofu, remaining scallions, and ginger. Drizzle with some of remaining sauce and serve remainder on the side.
SOBA NOODLES WITH TOFU, AVOCADO, AND SNOW PEAS
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring the ginger, chile, sugar, and 1/3 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until ginger and chile are soft, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the ginger and chile to a bowl; set aside. Reserve syrup.
- Make the dressing: In a shallow bowl, whisk together the lime juice, soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons reserved syrup. Add the tofu; toss to coat. Set aside.
- In a pot of boiling water, cook the noodles according to package instructions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl. Add the peas; drizzle with the oil and 1 tablespoon dressing. Toss to coat; let cool.
- To serve, add the cucumber, chives, tofu, and dressing to the bowl; toss to combine. Divide among plates; top with the avocado and reserved ginger and chile. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Fit to eat recipe
- (Per serving)
- Calories: 547
- Fat: 20g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Carbohydrate: 75g
- Sodium: 822mg
- Protein: 28g
- Fiber: 7g
SNOW PEAS AND SOBA NOODLES
Make and share this Snow Peas and Soba Noodles recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mulligan
Categories Japanese
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat the peanut butter for 10 seconds in a microwave to make it easier to mix. Combine with the soy sauce, vinegar, hot red pepper oil, cayenne, half the garlic and ginger, salt and pepper. Whisk together. Whisk in the sesame oil and broth. Set aside.
- Heat the canola or peanut oil in a wok or a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, and add the snow peas. Stir-fry for one to two minutes, and add the scallions and remaining garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for 20 seconds, and add the tofu (if using). Stir-fry for one to two minutes, then stir in the noodles and sauce. Toss together until the noodles are hot, and remove from the heat. Add the radishes and cilantro, stir together, and serve.
- Variation: Substitute thinly sliced cooked chicken breast for the tofu.
- Advance preparation: You can cook the noodles up to three days ahead. Toss them with 1 teaspoon canola oil and refrigerate. The ingredients for the sauce can be combined several hours before you make the stir-fry.
HOT AND SOUR SEARED TOFU WITH SNAP PEAS
Impatience was the main reason I failed at searing tofu. For years, I had given in to the temptation to poke it, turn it, examine it, annoy it. Then I finally learned that, like any very moist ingredient (fish, mushrooms, tomatoes), the less you bother it, the browner and crisper it will get. Once I figured that out, searing tofu was easy. These days it's a fixture in our something-quick-for-dinner arsenal. In this recipe, I stir-fry it with sliced sugar snap peas. But any vegetable cut into small pieces (asparagus, mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, green beans) works well, too.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course
Time 20m
Yield 2 to 3 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Drain tofu, wrap it with a clean dish towel or several layers of paper towels and place on a rimmed plate; top with another plate and a weight (a can works). Let drain further.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce: In a small bowl, combine garlic, chiles, soy sauce, ginger, lime juice, sesame oil, fish sauce and honey.
- Unwrap tofu and cut crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Pat slices dry.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat until very hot, about 5 minutes. Add peanut oil and let heat for 30 seconds, then carefully add tofu. Don't touch tofu for 2 to 3 minutes, letting it sear until golden brown. Flip and sear for another 2 to 3 minutes. Move tofu to one side of pan (or stack pieces on top of one another to make room in pan), then add sugar snap peas, scallions and, if needed, a few drops more peanut oil. Stir-fry vegetables until they start to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Add sauce and stir well, cooking until peas are done to taste, another minute or two. Spoon sauce all over tofu, unstacking it if necessary.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds over tofu and vegetables and serve over rice, sprinkled with cilantro or basil.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 228, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 697 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams
Tips:
- To save time, use store-bought soba noodles. Look for them in the refrigerated or frozen section of your grocery store.
- If you don't have sugar snap peas, you can use snow peas or green beans instead.
- For a heartier meal, add some cooked chicken or shrimp to the salad.
- If you don't have rice vinegar, you can use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar instead.
- Be sure to taste the dressing and adjust the seasonings to your liking.
Conclusion:
This chilled soba noodle salad is a refreshing and delicious meal that's perfect for a summer lunch or dinner. It's also a great way to use up leftover tofu and vegetables. The salad is packed with flavor, thanks to the tangy dressing and the variety of vegetables. The soba noodles add a chewy texture, and the tofu provides a source of protein. This salad is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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