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Healthy Sesame Soba Noodle Bowls

Ingredients

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  • 12 oz uncooked soba (buckwheat) noodles
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
  • 2 cups fresh snow pea pods (1 cup), strings removed, cut diagonally (about 4 1/2 oz)
  • 6 medium green onions, cut diagonally, whites and greens separated
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 5 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2 oranges, sectioned
  • 1 tablespoon black sesame seed

Instructions

  1. Cook noodles as directed on package. Drain; rinse under cold water until cool. Set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, in 5-quart Dutch oven, heat sesame oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add bell pepper, snow peas and whites of onions, reserving onion greens for garnish. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until softened. Remove vegetables from Dutch oven; set aside.
  3. Add gingerroot, garlic, honey and soy sauce to Dutch oven; heat to simmering. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened. Beat in orange juice with whisk; remove from heat. Add noodles to orange juice mixture; toss to coat.
  4. Divide noodles evenly among 6 bowls. Top with vegetables, oranges, sesame seed and onion greens.