Bombe Lunch: soba noodles edition

Join me, along with my dear friend and fellow lunch special devotee Daniela Spector, as we follow some recipes and try not duck them up.

The lunch that turned into dinner. We gave this recipe an 8.5/10 review on the bombe lunch scale. Easy, but visually sophisticated, this recipe is a winner. The overall flavor of the dish soba was quite delicate. I’m typically a sea salt hound when it comes to noodle and pasta dishes. It was tasty without, but I definitely added a generous sprinkle here and there after a couple of bites.

If you try this at home we recommend borrowing or investing in a mortar and pestle. Although you can use a rolling pin and bowl alternative like Daniela did, it’ll make your life easier.

Ingredients: pine nuts, hulled sunflower seeds, black sesame seeds, cane sugar, shoyu/tamari/soy sauce, mirin, toasted sesame oil, brown rice vinegar, cayenne pepper, sea salt, soba noodles, extra-firm tofu, olive oil + scallions.

Full recipe by Heidi Swanson available in Cherry Bombe: The Cookbook