Green Tea & Zucchini Noodles with a Sweet Ginger Sesame Sauce

Zoodles are perfect for light, fresh summer lunches, and the addition of sweet ginger sesame sauce and green tea are sure to give you a boost to keep you going all afternoon long. 

Green Tea & Zucchini Noodles with a Sweet Ginger Sesame Sauce

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 packet green tea soba noodles
• 1/2 teaspoon BLOOM Matcha Green Tea Powder
• 2 tablespoon edamame beans
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander (cilantro)
• 2 small courgettes (zucchini), julienned
• 1 fresh red chili
• lime wedges
• 400ml filtered water
• salt & fresh cracked black pepper to taste

Ginger Sesame Sauce:

• 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated or minced
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 – 2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
• 1 – 2 teaspoons chilli flakes to taste

Method 

1. In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
2. Parboil the green tea soba noodles for 2 minutes in a pan on a medium heat, then drain and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl mix 400ml filtered water and 1/2 teaspoon BLOOM Matcha and bath the noodles in the Matcha ‘bath’ for 15 minutes.
4. While the noodles soak in the Matcha bath, prepare your courgette noodles using either using a julienne tool or a spiralizer. Cut them into approximately 1/4 inch x 1 1/2 inch matchsticks pieces if you don’t have a julienne tool.
5. Once noodles have soaked, drain well, return to pot they cooked in, add courgette noodles, coriander, edamame beans and about 3/4 of the sauce and toss well. Top with the remaining sauce, plus a sprinkling of sesame seeds, freshly chopped chilli rings and salt and pepper to taste. Add as much lime juice as you like – this gives the dish an added ‘zing’!