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Cold Japanese noodles with tofu, honey and peanut dressing

Quick to make and packed full of flavour, you will want to add this vegetarian recipe to your favourites list.

  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 120g soba noodles
  • 300g firm Japanese tofu
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 4 tablespoons roughly chopped roasted peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce plus 1 teaspoon extra
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 100g asparagus (about 7 spears) or green beans, sliced
  • 3 cups thinly sliced Swiss brown mushrooms
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and add noodles. Cook for 3-5 minutes, until tender, then drain and run under cold water to cool. Set aside.

    2 In a blender or food processor, blitz tofu, honey, 3 tablespoons of the peanuts and 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce until smooth. Add a little warm water to bring to a creamy consistency.

    3 In a frying pan, heat sesame oil over medium-high. Add spring onion, garlic and asparagus or beans and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes, until mushrooms are golden and other vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Add remaining soy sauce and chilli, if using, and stir to coat. Into a large bowl, place veges and allow to cool a few minutes.

    4 Add noodles and ¾ cup of the dressing (see tips) to vegetable bowl and toss to coat noodles. Serve garnished with remaining peanuts.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free noodles and check tofu and soy sauce are gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Replace honey with maple syrup.

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