RECIPE Chilled Zaru Soba Noodles & Japanese Spinach Salad for one

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I had this for supper last night. It was inspired by some food I had at a

restaurant called Tokyo, one of the oldest japanese restaurants in Las Vegas,

and some recipes I've looked up online to get an idea of making a proper soba

dipping sauce.

 

ZARU SOBA

1 bunch soba noodles (yields about 2 cups cooked)

1/2 c. dashi (or vegetable broth)

2 tablespoons shoyu (soy) sauce

1 Tablespoon mirin (sweet japanese cooking wine)

(optional) 1-2 teaspoons saki (japanese drinking wine)

 

Cook noodles according to package directions. Immerse in ice-water & stick in

the refrigerator to chill the noodles while the rest of the meal is prepared.

 

Mix together dashi, shoyu, mirin ( & saki if desired). Set aside in small

sauce/dipping/serving bowl while preparing the spinach salad.

 

JAPANESE SPINACH SALAD

1 10-oz pkg fresh baby spinach

2-3 tablespoons rice vinegar

2-3 tablespoons soy sauce

2-3 tablespoons water (optional, to thin out the dressing if it's too salty or

vinegary)

 

Steam spinach until just wilted. Put in salad bowl, mix together vinegar, soy

sauce & water (optional) and pour over the spinach. To prepare the rest of the

meal, drain the soba noodles & put on dinner plate. Eat soba noodles by dipping

them in the soba noodle sauce or pouring the sauce over the noodles. Enjoy with

the spinach salad on the side.

 

 

 

 

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