Sesame Noodles with Spring Onions Recipes

Ingredients :

2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste

1 tbsp dark sesame oil

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp rice wine

1 tbsp honey

pinch of five spice powder

12 oz soba or buckwheat noodles

4 spring onions, finely sliced diagonally

2 oz beansprouts

3 inch piece of cucumber, cut into matchsticks

toasted sesame seeds

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Process the garlic, sesame paste, oil, soy sauce, rice wine, honey and five-spice powder with a pinch each of salt and pepper in a blender or food processor until smooth. Cook the noodles in a saucepan of boiling water until just tender, following the directions on the packet. Drain the noodles immediately and dip them into a bowl. Toss the hot noodles with the dressing and the spring onions. Top with beansprouts, cucumber and sesame seeds and serve.

Serves 4

If you can't find Chinese sesame paste, then use either tahini paste or smooth peanut butter instead.

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