Easy hoisin garlic buckwheat noodles

In honour of upcoming whole grain week try this super simple, nutrient packed meal that is a perfect for dinner!

Ingredients

• 140g buckwheat noodles (soba)
• 300g firm tofu, diced 
• Handful mushrooms, chopped
• 0.5tbsp olive oil
• 80g snap peas, sliced 
• 1 green onion, sliced
• 1 broccoli, cut into florets 
• 60g frozen corn  
• 60g frozen edamame 

Sauce 

• 2tbsp minced garlic 
• 0.5tsp chilli flakes
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce 
• 1 tbsp soy sauce 
• 1 tbsp water 

Method

1. Make the sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl
2. Add the olive oil and garlic to a sauce pan on medium heat until fragrant, then add in the tofu. Cook until golden. Pour in 1/4 of the sauce mixture and cook until the tofu is coated. Transfer to a bowl 
3. In the same sauce pan cook the mushrooms until soft. Remove from heat
4. Cooked the soba noodles as per packet instructions 
5. Place the broccoli, frozen corn and edamame into a microwave safe bowl, add 1tbsp water and microwave for 5 minutes, until the broccoli softens. 
6. In a larger bowl mix together the noodles, corn, edamame,  tofu, mushrooms, peas, broccoli and spring onion.  Mix in the remaining dressing until everything is coated. 
7. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of Tiarna Foster, https://www.instagram.com/dietitiantiarna/