Cold Sesame Noodles with Butter Pepper Shrimp
Cold Sesame Noodles & Shrimp. Simply meal that takes only 20 minutes to make. Healthy, refreshing and yummy.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 roll soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles, about 3 oz. (85 g))
- water (for boiling)
- 1/4 small carrot (peeled and cut into matchstick strips)
- 1/4 small cucumber (sliced and cut into matchstick strips)
- white and black sesame seeds
- 3 medium-sized shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 dashes black pepper
- butter
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon soba tsuyu (soba noodles dipping sauce)
Instructions
- 1
Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Cook the soba according to the package instructions, or until the soba is al dente. Rinse with cold water, drain, and set aside in a bowl.
- 2
Heat a small saucepan and add all the ingredients for the dressing to the pan. Turn the heat to low and stir to combine well. Let cool.
- 3
Combine the dressing, soba noodles, carrot, cucumber, and sesame seeds. Toss well and chill in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.
- 4
Season the shrimp with salt and black pepper. Heat a sauté pan and add some butter. When the butter melts, add the shrimp to the pan and cook until both sides are nicely browned.
- 5
Top the cold sesame noodles with shrimp and serve immediately.