Quick Sesame Soba Noodles

If I had to pick only five meals to eat for the rest of my life, this would be one of them.

It would be completely impossible for me ever to just pick ONE meal, so I’ll give you a top five. Other contenders would probably be my mom’s linguine and clams, boneless buffalo wings from Chili’s, white chicken chili and shrimp Étouffée.

But oh, how I love these sesame noodles!! I’ve actually been making them for years {and shared a version of the recipe on the blog back in 2007}, and they just can’t be beat. I’ve made several variations of this dish, sometimes substituting peanut butter or almond butter for the tahini or honey for the sugar, but there’s just something about this recipe in its original form that remains the absolute best.

All you need is 20 minutes and a few staple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen right now. Are you ready?

Want to know another reason why I love this recipe so much? Because with it, the dinner opportunities are endless!

You can serve these noodles on their own, sprinkled with some raw veggies like in the photo {my favorite way to enjoy them!}….or you can sear up some tofu and add that to the noodles. You could add chicken, beef or pork. You could also serve these as a sidedish to any meal.

And guess what else? They are another one of those meals that is better the next day!

The sauce is made up of a lot of different, but staple, condiments. Tahini, canola oil, sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red pepper, ginger and garlic make up this sweet and spicy noodle sauce. If you have extra, drizzle it over raw veggies!

These sesame noodles taste best served cold or room temperature. I can’t wait to hear what you guys think — I know you’ll love ‘em as much as I do!!

Quick Sesame Soba Noodles

serves 4

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Ingredients:

for sauce—

1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)

1/4 cup canola oil

about 3/4 cup hot water (depending on how thick or thin you like your sauce)

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup rice vinegar

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

2 tsp fresh minced ginger

1 tsp minced garlic

for assembly—

sliced raw sugar snap peas

thinly sliced green onions

sesame seeds

8 oz dry soba noodles

Directions:

Cook soba noodles according to package directions. When done, drain and rinse noodles immediately in cold water. Set aside.

To make the sauce, combine all ingredients (tahini through garlic) in a food processor or blender. Process until very smooth. Add the hot water last, while the motor is running on your food processor or blender. You may not need all 3/4 cup water — just add enough until desired consistency is reached. This sauce shouldn’t be too thick or overly thin and runny.

To serve, pour desired about of sauce over noodles and top with sliced snap peas, green onions and sesame seeds.

Time:

20 minutes

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Tagged as: quick and easy, vegan