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Roasted Eggplant & Peanut Soba Noodles with Togarashi

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 2
Author: www.iamartsy.ca

Ingredients

  • 2 Cucumbers
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 2 Scallions
  • 1 Lime
  • 1 Eggplant
  • 3 tbsp Soy sauce reduced in sodium
  • 1 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 180 g Soba noodles
  • 1/4 cup Peanut butter
  • 2 tsp Togarashi spice blend
  • Oil
  • Salt & pepper
  • Method

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
  • Small dice the eggplant. Cut off and discard the root ends of the scallions; thinly slice the scallions, separating the white bottoms and green tops. Mince the garlic. Julienne the cucumbers; season with ½ the spice blend and S&P to taste.
  • On a lined sheet pan, toss the eggplant with a generous drizzle of oil and season with S&P then arrange in a single layer.
  • Roast eggplant 16 to 18 minutes, tossing halfway through cooking, until softened and lightly golden.
  • Add the noodles to the pot of boiling water and cook, 4 to 5 minutes or until tender. Drain thoroughly, rinse under cold water and toss with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
  • In a medium pan, heat the a drizzle of sesame oil on medium heat. Add the white bottoms of the scallions and garlic and cook, stirring frequently for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Add the peanut butter, lime juice (juice the lime just before adding), soy sauce, remaining spice blend and 2 tbsp of water. Cook, 2 to 3 minutes, until thoroughly combined.
  • Toss in the cooked noodles and roasted eggplant to the pan of sauce; season with S&P to taste and toss to thoroughly combine. Divide the finished noodles and eggplant between your plates.
  • Top the noodles with the seasoned cucumber and lime zest (zest the lime just before adding). Garnish with the green tops of the scallions.

Notes

I like to make this recipe with eggplant & chicken breast often, the entire process is the same just add in 1 cubed chicken breast along with 1 additional tsp of togarashi after you've saute'd the onions and garlic and cook (stirring frequently) until the chicken is lightly browned and cooked through before moving on to adding the peanut butter.