Noodle Salad with Greens, Teriyaki and Spicy Cashews

Noodle Salad with Greens, Teriyaki and Spicy Cashews

I made this for my family last week and it was such a hit.  It would also make an amazing dinner and I encourage you to make a batch of the spicy cashews to sprinkle over salads.  They really light things up and provide some good texture. 
I didn’t have soba noodles so I used brown rice noodles and these two both work well at room temperature or cold.  You just need to bring them to life by rinsing them under cold water before using.  Other noodles would be nice but just make sure that you serve everything warm.

Ingredients:

GF/VEGAN
Serves 2

200g cooked soba noodles/brown rice ( I like the King Soba brand)
100g silken tofu, sliced
3 handfuls of spinach, chopped
2 handfuls coriander, chopped
80g edamame ( I used frozen)
100g broccoli, blanched in boiling water for 3 minutes

For the teriyaki sauce:
9 tbsp soya sauce
9 tbsp white wine vinegar
3 level tsp sugar (you need this much to balance with all the salt and ginger)
2.5 level tbsp grated and finely chopped ginger
1 garlic clove, grated

For the spicy cashews:
100g cashews
5 tbsp sunflower oil
3 pinches of dried chilli
Pinch of salt 
2 tbsp sesame seeds
(You’ll only need 30g for the recipe but nice to have for other salads)

Boil a kettle and add the edamame to a bowl.  Then pour the boiled water over the bowl and leave for a couple of minutes and then drain.

Prep the other vegetables.

Add the cashews to a frying pan and set to a high heat.  Let them colour on one side for 30 seconds or so and then add the sunflower oil, sesame seeds, salt and chilli.  Turn down the heat a little and allow everything to mix and infuse together. 

Remove when the cashews are lightly golden and try not to do burn the sesame seeds.  Roughly chop a few handfuls for the salad and keep the rest in a jar for another day.

Put the ingredients for the teriyaki sauce in the same frying pan and bring to the boil and then simmer for 1 minute.  Then remove from the heat.  It should be quite punchy.

Assemble the salad and drizzle over the teriyaki and chopped cashews on top.