Buckwheat Soba With Sauteed Cabbage And Walnut Pesto Recipes

Steps:

• Stir together all sauce ingredients until brown sugar is dissolved, then set aside.
• Toast sesame seeds in a dry 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium heat, stirring, until pale golden, then transfer to a small bowl.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sauté ginger and garlic, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add shiitakes and sauté, stirring frequently, until tender and starting to brown, about 6 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, then add cabbage and most of scallions (reserve about a tablespoon for garnish) and cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Add sauce and simmer 2 minutes.
• While cabbage is cooking, cook soba and edamame together in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until noodles are just tender, about 6 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse under cool water to stop cooking and remove excess starch, then drain well again. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with sesame seeds and vegetable mixture. Serve sprinkled with reserved scallions.

Steps:

• Boil the soba noodles in boiling water until cooked, then transfer to ice water and drain. Set aside.
• Lay a base of shredded cabbage in 4 serving dishes. Spread a bundle of soba noodles over cabbage. Drizzle Vinaigrette over noodles. Alternate 4 to 5 slices of hamachi sashimi with cucumber and fan out on noodles. Drizzle more Vinaigrette over sashimi. Garnish with ikura, pickled ginger and kaiware sprouts. Serve cold.
• Blend the oil, ponzu, lemon juice, sugar, mustard and salt in a small bowl, then reserve.