Recipe: Japanese Cha Soba

Decided to make lunch for the boy and I and it has to be Japanese cuisine since someone loves it. Heh.

Sometime simple, healthy and definitely hearty for the 2 of us. I know, portion control is always a problem for me. :/

Cold matcha tofu.

Japanese potato and apple salad.

Mashed Japanese potato salad.

Cha soba.

Cha Soba is a Japanese chilled buckwheat noodles (soba) served with a soy-based dipping sauce. The noodles is very refreshing and perfect for days when the weather is scorcing hot.

Ingredients:

Soba noodles (any type)

water

300 ml water

2 tbsp Japanse soy sauce

1 tbsp mirin

1/2 tsp dashi powder

Ice cubes

nori seeweeds

Method:

1. Bring a pot of water to boil, cook soba according to timing indicated on the package.

2. Drain cooked noodles, rinise in cold running water and transfer to a bowl of ice cubes. Chill in fridge before serving.

3. Bring 300ml water, soy sauce, mirin and dashi powder to boil. Let the sauce simmer for a minute. When the dipping sauce has cooled, transfer it to a bottle and chill in fridge.

4. To serve, plate the chilled noodles and topped with some nori. Pour some dipping sauce onto a separate bowl.

Cha soba encore for the boy's dinner with his favourite sashimi added. 

ps: pre-made dipping sauce in concentrated form is also easily available for convenience sake.  

Tadah~

Nothing quite enjoyable as seeing your love ones loving every bites of your food. ^^

Really love how simple and easy it is to wipe out a healthy lunch/dinner like this. Everything could be made beforehand and chilled in the fridge. Definitely a good dinner idea for busy workdays. :D

Love, 

Lirong.