Spring Soba Salad with Creamy Sesame Dressing and Seasonal Vegetables : Foodwise

Ingredients

• 5½ ounces hulled sesame seeds
• ¾ ounce grated fresh ginger
• ⅓ ounce grated garlic
• ¼ ounce shiro dashi
• 2 ounces rice wine vinegar (Shiragiku brand preferred)
• ¾ ounce sugar
• 2¾ ounces mirin
• 2¾ ounces soy sauce
• 10½ ounces soba noodles
• Salt
• pepper
• ¼ ounce almond oil (or substitute hazelnut oil)
• 1½ ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ½ cup assorted sprouts, such as lentil, mung bean, soy, and radish
• ¾ ounce English peas
• ¾ ounce shaved, bite-size pieces of asparagus
• ¾ ounce chiffonade of scallions
• 3½ ounces sesame dressing
• ¾ ounce shiso leaves (or substitute mint)
• 1 ounce toasted sunflower seeds
• ¾ ounce nutritional yeast flakes
• ¾ ounce Rayu (Japanese chili oil)