Nici Wickes: Cold lunch inspiration and Soba noodles and salmon

This is surely the quickest dinner at under 15 minutes from start to finish and you can serve it hold or cold!  

Serves 2  

Ingredients  

• 160g dried soba noodles  
• 2-3 cups good quality vegetable stock  
• 150-200g fresh NZ salmon, 3cm cubed  
• 2-4 stalks broccolini, halved lengthwise  
• ½ cup snow peas, halved lengthwise  
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil  
• Black or white sesame seeds to serve  
• Wedges of lime or lemon to serve  
• Salt to season  
• ¼-1/2 teaspoon minced chilli to serve (optional)  

 

Method 

1. In a medium pot, bring well-salted water to the boil. Add soba noodles and once they’ve collapsed into the liquid and it’s come to the boil again, time it for 5 minutes, then drain and rinse well under cold water.  
2. In the same pot you cooked the noodles in, bring the stock to a rapid simmer. Add in the cooked noodles and the remaining ingredients, except the sesame seeds. Simmer for one minute, or a little longer of you prefer your salmon well-cooked instead of blushing in the middle.  
3. Serve in bowls, sprinkled with sesame seeds and with a wedge of lemon to squeeze over. Add salt or chilli to taste.  

 

Nici’s note: Keep it simple as I have or add in soy sauce, grated ginger or miso to your broth. 

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