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Cold Soba Noodles

February 18, 2009 by greg Leave a Comment

Soba – ?? – Japanese buckwheat noodles

I love cold noodle salads. It doesn’t matter what kind of pasta for me. All that matters is that it is flavorful. Japanese cuisine is so amazing in it’s complicated simplicity. The Japanese like attention to detail and have a knack for combining just a few flavors with textures so that everything is clean and harmonious. Soba noodles have a subtle earthy buckwheat flavor that you really don’t want to completely cover up. So, this noodle salad I made combines a few Asian influences that highlights the buckwheat rather than snuffs it out. It is so easy to prepare and so satisfyingly flavorful.

I boiled the soba just until tender but still slightly al dente. You don’t want them soft and soggy. I rinsed them with cold water to chill and let them drain. I mashed up one large clove of garlic finely. I thinly sliced a few green onions. These were mixed with the noodles along with a splash of toasted sesame oil, a splash of soy sauce, a splash of rice vinegar and a few drops of nuoc mam Vietnamese fish sauce. No, I didn’t measure anything. I just added what I thought would be enough. You don’t want the noodles swimming in dressing. You just want to coat the lightly with these flavorful ingredients. That’s it! Plate it up and enjoy. I think the garlic flavors are better if you let the salad chill for a few hours before eating.

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2008 by greg 3 Comments

I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve last night. We celebrated with a few of our close friends. The evening started with some appetizers. First up was a cold sesame soba noodle salad. This was made by cooking and cooling soba noodles. These were simply mixed with some chopped garlic and green onions, lime juice, Vietnamese fish sauce and a splash of hot sauce. I also made mushrooms stuffed with breadcrumbs, parmigiano reggiano, mint and olive oil.


Dinner was roasted turkey with mashed potatoes. I also roasted some green beans and onions seasoned with garlic, balsamic vinegar and honey. My friend from Turkey brought a Turkish beef and eggplant dish and my friend from Korea brought some Korean pickled vegetables. I made some more no-knead bread flavored with onion and herbs.


Ah, dessert was interesting. If you live in my part of the world with lots of Norwegian influences you can find lefse everywhere. They have wonderful lefse in all the grocery stores. Lefse is kind of a crepe made with potato. It’s drier than a crepe and doesn’t have eggs in it. Sort of a very thin potato pancake (or tortilla). It is usually served with butter, sugar and cinnamon. I decided to layer them with chocolate ganache. I let this firm up and I cut them into squares. The combination of the potato flavor and chocolate was very interesting. It went over very well I think.


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