Name: Soba Noodles with Olives, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Rice Vinegar Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 5 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes, drained, sliced, stem discarded; handful shredded mint leaves or arugula leaves; 1 garlic clove, crushed and finely chopped; 4½ oz dried soba noodles; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil; 10 black olives, pitted; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or mirin; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; few dashes of sesame oil; 6 sun-dried tomatoes, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

China Modern

By Ching-He Huang

Published 2006

About

This is a recipe that pays tribute to the Chinese cook, the Japanese inventor and the Italian farmer. It was proved recently through archaeological records that the Chinese were the first to invent wheat flour noodles. The Japanese invented the soba (buckwheat) noodle and the Italians brought to us delicious sun-dried tomatoes and olives (well, not only the Italians, of course; we have all the Mediterranean countries to thank for these wonderful ingredients, but the Italians know how to com