Soba Salad with Miso and Ginger Aubergine + Broccoli —

Recipe Notes:

– If you happen to don’t love aubergine, you could possibly use mushrooms or tofu as an alternative.
– Soba noodles are produced from buckwheat which is of course gluten-free. However at all times verify the package deal if you’re illiberal as there are various manufacturers who combine wheat and buckwheat.

– The marinade does not have any acidic ingredient, which I really desire within the recipe, however you could possibly addd a splash of rice vinegar or lemon juice if you’d like.  

1. Reduce the aubergine in dices and add to a well-oiled pan on medium warmth, together with a pinch of salt. You need them to shrink in measurement and get colour on the edges, it takes round 6-8 minutes. Toss and stir now and again to forestall them from sticking to the pan, and add extra oil if wanted.

2. In the meantime, stir collectively the marinade in a small bowl. It ca be just a little tough to get the miso to dissolve, I typically use the bottom of a teaspoon to mash it up and the use a whisk to get it clean.
3. Prepare dinner the noodles in response to packet directions. When executed, rinse them in chilly water. That is essential to get the starches off so that they don’t turn out to be sticky and cloggy.

4. Reduce the broccoli into skinny stalks and coarsely chop the spring onion.

5. When the aubergine appears executed, scooch them right into a bowl and add the broccoli, spring onions, half a garlic clove and half of the chili to the pan. Char either side of the broccoli for only a minute or two.
6. Pour the aubergine again in and add half of the marinade. Stir round.
7. Add the noodles (we like a excessive filling-to-noodle-ratio so begin with 2/3 of the noodles and preserve the remainder as backup so as to add in if wanted) and a handful spinach and take it off the warmth. Give it a toss and plate on two bowls. High with sesame seeds, coriander, the remainder of the chili and a drizzle of the remaining marinade.
8. Get pleasure from!