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Contributed By: cristinacy
Heidi's 101cookbooks.com

This is a perfect vegan meal on its own. "The dish, named Otsu, is "cold buckwheat noodle salad with cucumber, scallions, cilantro and a spicy soy, ginger & sesame dressing, topped with pan fried tofu", and Heidi has already elaborated how good it actually is, and I second that." Just based on the quote from shewhoeats and Heidi's publishing, you can be assured that you can't go wrong with this. Its great as a side dish as well as a main. Simply refreshing!

Ingredients

Ginger-sesame dressing:

Zest of 1 lemon

1 1/2 oz. Cleaned ginger, thinly sliced

1 t. Granulated sugar

3/4 t. Cayenne

3/4 t. Salt

1t. Fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup Unseasoned rice vinegar

1/3 cup Soy sauce

2 t. Canola oil

2 t. Pure sesame oil

Soba Noodle Salad:

8 oz. Portion frozen soba noodles, thawed and softened in boiling water and rinse in cold running water (or equivalent dry soba noodles, cooked according to package instructions)

1/5 Block (3 oz) firm tofu, cut to 1/2" cubes

2 t. Canola oil

1 t. Chopped cilantro

1 Scallion, green and white part, cleaned and thinly sliced

1/2 Cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut in half lengthwise then cut across into thin half-moons

Sprinkle sesame seeds + cilantro sprigs for garnish

Preparation

Ginger-sesame dressing:

In a food processor (or with mortar and pestle), combine lemon zest, ginger, sugar, cayenne, and salt and process to a smooth puree; add lemon juice, rice vinegar and soy sauce. Blend well. Slowly add canola oil and sesame oil until well combined.

Soba Noodle Salad:

Add tofu to a large non-stick skillet without any oil and toss over high heat until all water has evaporated; add canola oil, reduce heat to medium-high and fry, tossing frequently until tofu is firm and bouncy; beware of possible splattering; drain over paper towels; in a large mixing bowl combine drained soba noodles, cilantro, scallions, cucumber and 2-3 oz dressing, toss well; arrange salad in center of large plate and top with fried tofu. Garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro sprigs.

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