Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango Recipe | Cook the Book

Name: Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango Recipe | Cook the Book
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice vinegar; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1/2 fresh red chile, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; Grated zest and juice of 1 lime; 1 cup sunflower oil; 2 eggplants, cut into 3/4-inch dice; 8 to 9 ounces soba noodles; 1 large ripe mango, cut into 3/8-inch dice or into 1/4-inch-thick strips; 1 2/3 cup basil leaves (if you can get some Thai basil, but much less of it); 2 1/2 cups cilantro leaves, chopped; 1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced

Instructions

Cook:30min

This particular plate, a cool starter or perfect spring lunch, marries ingredients that seemingly have nothing to do with one another, namely mango and eggplant. But when the eggplant is charred and mixed with the nutty soba noodles and the tangy dressing, the mango brings the dish together with its sweet bursts of fruitiness boosting the salty, sour qualities of the noodles.

Updated at: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:09:25 GMT