Lately I’ve been hankering for soba noodles in a peanut sauce. I’m not really sure where that hankering came from, but I knew after looking for recipes over the past week, I had to finally make the dish last night.
If you didn’t know, Soba noodles are a thin Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour. THIS is a great website that explains more about the noodles and their health benefits.
Taken from healthhokkaido.com website here are some health benefits of buckwheat:
- Decreases cholesterol
- Lowers blood pressure
- Reduces fat accumulation
- Promotes healthy bowel movements
- Fits a well-balanced and low-calorie diet
If you love Thai food, peanut butter, noodles, or any of the above, you must try this dish. It is great warm or cold, and perfect for a hot summer day.
To make my noodle dish I used THIS recipe from Myrecipes.com, and it came out perfect.
As I was waiting for the noodles to cook, I combined the chicken broth, peanut butter, garlic, soy sauce, and honey in a saucepan over low heat. This was the perfect chance for me to finally use my raw honey from Swanson Vitamins AND the Organic Thai Ginger Peanut Butter I received a while back from Sunland Peanut Butter.
The Thai Ginger peanut butter is awesome for dishes like this because it’s slightly spicy and you don’t have to add extra ginger to the dish. It has a really unique flavor, and quite possibly the best savory peanut butter around. I wanted to eat it out of the jar. The recipe possibilities are endless.
Once the sauce was smooth I transfered it to a glass bowl and whisked it a little more to make sure all the peanut butter clumps were broken up. Next I added the diced chicken into the bowl along with the drained soba noodles and grated carrots, and tossed it all together. The smell as I was tossing the noodles was incredible.
After I plated the dish I garnished with green onions and peanuts. This dish was exactly what I was hankering for all week, and I just had to go back for seconds.
On that note, I will leave you with the Wine of The Month.
July Wine of the Month:
Vietti Moscato D’asti Cascinetta 2009
We are in the heat of summer, and one thing that I love to cool me down on a hot summer day is a slightly sweet, slightly sparkling white wine. I don’t drink a lot of sweet wine, but Moscato’s are extremely refreshing in the hot summer heat. This one is round, complex, and the perfect compliment to salty meats and cheeses or just on it’s own. I love the Moscato’s from Alba a lot more than the ones from America, and this is just one of my favorites.
“One of Italy’s best Moscato d’Asti wines comes from the great Barolo producer, Vietti. Superbly fragrant, delightfully pretty and lively with mouthwatering nectar flavors. This is an innocent decadent lightly bubbly white wine, perfect to end a meal matched with a light dessert.”-Cecile’s Wine Cellar Notes
Coming Up: Snacks, Snack, and More Snacks. Easy, Healthy Snacks for people on the go.
Question: What is your favorite summer noodle dish? I’d love some recipes!!
This was left on my coaster when I picked up my drink-BE HAPPY
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I LOVE any peanut sauce. I’ve never tried a savory peanut butter though. That meal looks amazing!
Um, yeah. Pretty much made my mouth drool. Adding this to my “must make” list!
I love this! Can you keep up with the health benefits of the things like buckwheat, or wheat germ, or whatever you wind up using? I am always curious!