Man alive I have so much to tell you. The backlog of good food has been steadily mounting as the days have passed without my writing. It just gets worse and worse. It's hard to break the cycle. And this really is an awfully silly place to do it. I really ought to return with something grand, something to show for my absence, but this dish is just so simple, and it's simply what we've been eating. I've probably made it four times this week with different combinations of vegetables and noodles. Plus, I already have the picture taken, the recipe written, and I can't say the same for anything else that I would like to share. I need to go perfect the tempeh recipe, write down the cocktail recipe, take a better picture of the pancakes, and find out if I can publish the sauce. And I'm really having trouble finding the right words to describe my lunch with the ladies last weekend. Perhaps they can tell you about it? Oh, and we're moving to Shreveport, just for three months, but still, there's a lot to sort out. Any words of wisdom for a vegan family in Louisana?
Creamy Sesame Sauce for Noodles
2 T. tahini
2 T. tamari
2 1/2 T. seasoned rice vinegar
1/2 T. chili garlic sauce
2 T. agave nectar
1/2 T. toasted sesame oil
Mix that together. It won't want to blend, but once you toss it with the hot noodles, it will. Also, set aside some of the cooking water to add to the noodles if you need to thin out the sauce a bit. In the picture above, I boiled shelled frozen edamame along with the skinnyish udon from Trader Joe's and added raw shredded carrot at the end, but the combinations are limitless. However, garnishing with black sesame seeds is essential for both prettiness and subtle crunch.
This makes enough sauce to coat one serving of noodles and about a cup of vegetables which will then make a nice little meal for two people.
(I know that working in fractions of tablespoons is odd, but this is not the sort of dish that requires precise measurements. I got out a tablespoon so that I could find a common language for us all, rather than suggesting you put in a bit of this and a bit of that. Also, in a meal as easy to put together as this, I highly value only dirtying one measuring implement.)
