Soba Noodles with Crispy Seitan - Christina Cooks

Ingredients

• 8 ounces soba noodles
• 1 cup fresh/frozen organic corn kernels
• several snow peas, trimmed, left whole
• 1-2 carrots, thin matchstick pieces
• 2 stalks broccoli, small florets, stems peeled and thinly sliced
• 2-3 fresh shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
• Organic soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon kuzu, dissolved in a small bit of cold water
• 1 ripe pear, halved, cored, thinly sliced
• juice of 1 lemon
• 8 ounces seitan, thickly sliced
• 1 cup (approx) whole wheat pasty flour
• small handful tan sesame seeds, lightly pan-toasted
• avocado or sunflower oil for frying
• 2-3 fresh scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal, for garnish