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Black Sesame Otsu Recipe
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Black Sesame Otsu Recipe

14 ingredients 15 min + 15 min openrecipes
Black Sesame Otsu Recipe

The Black Sesame Otsu recipe from Super Natural Every Day - soba noodles and tofu slathered in a thinned-out, salty-sweet black sesame paste, then topped with lots of sliced green onions.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

990
Calories
24g
Protein
66g
Fat
82g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Sunflower Seed 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Tofu 100g firm 76
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Black Sesame Seed 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 teaspoon pine nuts
  • 1 teaspoon sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup / 2 oz / 60 g black sesame seeds
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons natural cane sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons shoyu, tamari, or soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons mirin
  • Scant 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons brown rice vinegar
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Fine-grain sea salt
  • 12 ounces / 340 g soba noodles
  • 12 ounces / 340 g extra-firm tofu
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 bunch green onions, white and light green parts, thinly sliced

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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