Meals Made Easy #2 – Soba noodles with Veggies and Tahini Sauce

Meals Made Easy #2 – Soba noodles with veggies and tahini sauce

Inspiration: a remembered meal and a lost recipe

Food obtained from: Basketeria at the Westside Market and Blue Pike Farm

Location: Cleveland, OH

List of Ingredients (all sizes approx): srvg. soba noodles, 5 baby bella mushrooms, .5 red pepper, .5 head broccoli, 3 clove garlic, 2 tblsp tahini, .5 hot pepper, 2 tsp mustard, 1 tblsp flax seed oil, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp marmalade, 1 tblsp rice vinegar, 1 tblsp butter, salt & pepper

Prep: cut mushrooms, red pepper and broccoli. Bring water to a boil for soba noodles.

In a small bowl add about 2 tblsps of tahini, one clove of garlic, half a hot pepper, 2 tsp of mustard, 1 tblsp flax seed oil, a tsp or two of both honey and marmalade, half a tblsp of rice vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk together and set aside.

Melt 1 tblsp of butter over medium heat, add garlic. Add veggies and sautee. Meanwhile, cook soba noodles. Both should cook for 4-5 minutes.

Drain noodles; add to plate, top with veggies and sauce. Mix together and enjoy.

Result: Takes about 10 minutes max to cook, is nutrient dense, easy to prep, light and delicious.

The Best Grilled Cheese

I had a hankering for a grilled cheese. I like to create culinary concoctions. Perfect. While the ingredients below are not your standard fare, save for The Melt, they are certainly delicious. While looks can be deceiving, this fromage is flavorful and filling.

Components of Concoction:

2 slices of Everyday Molasses Oatmeal Bread (from The Savory Root in Temple, NH)

1 shallot (from garden)

½ tomato from Blue Pike Farm

1/3 oz. of Crottin goat cheese

1/3 oz. Green Field Farms Raw Milk tomato garlic cheese

1/3 oz. Sugar River Cheese Co. While cheddar with Roasted Garlic and Onion

¼ avocado – The Basketeria

1 tblsp of butter

½ tblsp oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Directive:

In a pan over medium-high heat, sautee the shallot and fresh ground pepper in EVOO for 2-3 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.

In the same pan, melt tablespoon of butter over low heat. Coat one side of each slice. Add butter or cooking spray to recoat pan.

Add cheese and shallot and cook on each side 3-4 minutes, until cheese is beginning to melt. Add tomato and avocado to sandwich.

Return to heat and cook each side and additional 3-4 minutes or until desired crispness.

Enjoy.