Sesame Tofu On Soba Noodles

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low-sodium black bean sauce
• 1 tablespoon gluten-free tamari
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 lb firm tofu, rinsed and well drained, cut into 21/2-inch x 41/2-inch strips
• 6 quarts water
• 8 ounces dry soba noodles (buckwheat)
• 2 cups arugula, rinsed and well drained
• 1 cup green onion, trimmed
• 1 cup red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons black bean sauce, low sodium
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds (mixed) or 3 tablespoons black sesame seeds (mixed)
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1/4 cup rice
• 2 tablespoons tamari

Recipe

• 1 for the marinade, mix all ingredients together in a shallow glass baking dish. place tofu strips in marinade ensuring they are well covered. refrigerate.
• 2 for the tofu, in a large saucepan bring 6 quarts water to a rolling boil. cook soba noodles al dente, and rinse and drain.
• 3 remove tofu from marinade and reserve the marinade to add to the soba noodles. add argula, green onions, red pepper and black bean sauce to soba noodles.
• 4 spread sesame seeds on a flat platter or cutting board. rol tofu slices in the sesame seeds. in a nonstick pan, add 1 teaspoon roasted sesame oil and fry or grill tofu slices until sesame seeds turn golden brown. remove from pan.
• 5 in a small bowl combine rice win, 1 teaspoon roasted sesame oil and tamari. whisk until well blended and turn into pan. warm gently. when heated through add soba noodles. toss wel.
• 6 divide noodles among four dinner plates. divide tofu amount the four plates, arranging neatly beside soba noodles.