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Ottolenghi Soba Noodles
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Ottolenghi Soba Noodles

15 ingredients 15 min + 30 min openrecipes
Ottolenghi Soba Noodles

Spicy brown sugar and lime-sauced soba noodles with tofu, eggplant, mango and lots of herbs. Inspired by a rare mango find, and a recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbook, Plenty.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

776
Calories
17g
Protein
34g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Mango 1 cup diced (165g) 99
Tofu 100g firm 76
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Eggplant 1 cup cubed (82g) 35
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup / 120 ml brown rice vinegar
  • scant 1/3 cup / 1.5 oz / 40 g fine-grain natural cane sugar or brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes or 1/2 fresh red chile, minced
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • grated zest and juice of one lime
  • 1/3 cup / 80 ml sunflower oil or olive oil
  • 1 medium eggplant/aubergine 3/4 lb / 12 oz, cut into 1/2-inch / 1cm chunks
  • 8 ounces / 225g dried soba noodles
  • 1 large ripe mango, cut into small chunks
  • 8 ounces grilled or pan-fried tofu, cut into tiny cubes
  • 1/2 medium red onion, very thinly sliced
  • a handful of basil leaves, slivered
  • a handful of fresh cilantro / coriander, chopped

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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