Summer green tea noodles

Name: Summer green tea noodles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons fine bonito flakes; 16 pitted black olives, whole or halved; 16 fresh mussels (about 1 lb/500 g) or 12 fresh medium shrimp (about 8 oz/250 g); 16 fresh mussels (about 1 lb/500 g) or 12 fresh medium shrimp (about 8 oz/250 g); 7 oz (200 g) dried green tea soba noodles; Ice water; ½ cup (40 g) sundried tomatoes, sliced; 4 tablespoons minced celery leaves, to garnish

Preparation info

Makes
8
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Asian Tapas

By Christophe Megel and Anton Kilayko

Published 2010

About

The clean flavors of soy sauce and bonito join forces with slippery soba noodles, fresh mussels and the pleasant fragrance of celery leaves to create a dish that’s ideal to serve on a hot day. The summery bite of black olives and sundried tomatoes adds another bright element to this lovely, uncomplicated dish.

Ingredients

16 fresh mussels (about 1 lb/500 g) or 12 fresh

Asia
Japan
Fish course
Pescatarian
Pasta
Summer

Method

Scrub the mussels under running water to remove sand and dirt. Blanch the mussels for about 2 minutes until they are all open. Drain and set aside to cool. Once cool, remove the mussels from their shells and discard the shells. If using shrimp instead of mussels, blanch them for 2 minutes until they turn pink. Drain and shell the shrimp. Discard the shells and set the sh