Vegetarian Recipe: Vegetarian Japanese Cold Udon Salad 素食食譜：素食日式烏龍沙拉冷麵

                 

During the hot weather it is best to have choice of cold dishes. This Japanese Cold Udon Salad is a great choice especially during the hot weather or season! Very refreshing meal indeed!

Note that this is a very inspiring dish with your choice of fresh vegetables. Suits vegetarian/vegan perfectly.You can even add cut carrots thin shreds, fried firmed tofu (tofu- cut, season with tumeric powder and nutritional yeast before pan-frying).

Prepartion time: About 30 mins (2 servings)

Simple vegetarian ingredient (Please use vegetarian ingredient with NO EGG):

* Japanese Udon
(2 packets for 2 servings)
( It can be replaced by other type of your favorite vegetarian noodles, e.g vegetarian thin noodles)

* Vegetarian Seaweed (Cut).

* 2 Tomatoes (Slice)

* Green Fresh Lettuce (Cut)
Tips: If you have time, may soak the fresh lettuce in cold water  (may add some ice) and keep in fridge for about half an hour for better taste.

＋May use any green leafy fresh raw salad, radish sprouts, shredded Japanese cucumbers too.

* 4 Fresh Mushroom

Preparation:

For Udon:

* Boil water and scald the Japanese Udon (about 5 minutes).

* When cooked, rinse the Udon with running water. When cooled add it in a pot with water and ice cubes. Drain the water completely and set the udon aside in a serving bowl.

Secret Tips:) May place the bowl in the fridge in advance and use it when serving. This will add chill to the cold noodle and able to enhance texture of the noodle.

For fresh mushroom:

Boil water and scald the mushroom (after removing the stems) for about 5 mins. Soak in water with some ice. Drain and cut the mushroom. Set aside in a bowl.

Note: You can keep the stems, left over "mushroom soup" in a bowl and keep in fridge. This can be use for your next soup-making dish.

For the Dressing (2 choices), 1 serving illustrations:

Choice 1- Sesame dressing:

* Ready made vegetarian seasme dressing- (4 tbs).
(This is available in some vegetarian minimarts- do check it out)

* Soy sauce (2 tbs)

* Rice vinegar (2tbs)

* Brown Sugar (1 tbs)

* (optional, choose one only: may add *nutritional yeast or *vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or *Vegetarian G powder for enhanced flavor to own taste) 

Recommend to add one of these for better taste.

Note that as nutritional yeast has mild taste, it can be added together with vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or vegetarian G Powder.

Mix and stir the dressing evenly in a bowl till the sugar melt.

Choice 2- Soy sauce dressing:
* Soy sauce (4 tbs)

* Rice vinegar (4tbs)

* Sesame Oil (2 tbs)

* Brown Sugar (1 tbs)

* (optional, choose one only: may add *nutritional yeast or *vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or *Vegetarian G powder for enhanced flavor to own taste) 

Recommend to add one of these for better taste.

Note that as nutritional yeast has mild taste, it can be added together with vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or vegetarian G Powder.

Mix and stir the dressing evenly in a bowl till the sugar melt.

** Note that you can adjust the dressing proportion to suit your own taste. So do test and taste the dressing while adding the sauces.

Place the cut lettuces, cut tomatoes, seaweed, mushroom on top of the udon nicely. Then add the dressing made to suit your taste. Blend evenly before eating.

Enjoy your hearty and healthy vegetarian meal !


在天氣熱的時候最適合吃涼拌的菜肴。這日式烏龍沙拉冷麵在炎熱的季節或天氣時吃最適合不過了。非常清爽的一道菜肴哦！

這道菜肴很有“創意”的空間。非常適合素食者。可以根據個人喜好加新鮮蔬菜、切紅蘿蔔絲，炒豆干（豆干- 切好，加姜黄粉和酵母調味然後煎炒）。


準備時間：大概３０分鐘　 （２人份）

簡單素食材料（請用無蛋材料）：

＊烏龍麵 （２包－２人份）
（可以按照個人喜好選擇其它种素食麵條：如素食幼麵等等）

＊素紫菜剪絲

＊２個番茄（切片）

＊生菜沙拉（切）
+如果有時閒可以把生菜泡在冷水（可加點冰塊），收放在冰箱裏大概半個小時，可以增添口感。

＋可以用其它新鮮蔬菜。如日本黃瓜（切 絲） 、豌豆苗等

＊４朵香菇

準備方法：

準備（烏龍麵)：

＊煮一鍋水，燙烏龍麵。大概需要５分鐘。

＊把麵條沖自來水。涼了后倒入一鍋水，加冰塊讓麵條更有冷QQ口感。瀝乾水份。把麵擺在碗裏。

秘密分享：）事先可把碗放入冰箱裏讓碗有冷感更能增加麵條冷QQ口感。


準備（新鮮香菇)：

＊煮一鍋水，燙香菇（把根部去掉之後）。大概需要５分鐘。放入冷水（可加一點冰塊），瀝乾水份。切絲。放一邊在碗裏。

注：您可以把香菇根部和　“香菇湯”　收放在冰箱裏。可以用在下一次做湯的料理。


醬料（２种選擇）舉例１人份量：

第一种（芝麻醬料）：

＊　現成的素食芝麻醬（４桌湯匙 ）
這在素食齋料店有販賣

＊　醬油（ ２桌湯匙 ）

＊　白米醋（２桌湯匙 ）

＊　紅糖(1桌湯匙）

＊（可免，只選一樣：可加適量 ＊营养酵母、＊素食香菇調味粉、＊素食G調味粉增添味道)。

建議還是要加其中一樣，可以增添口味。

由於營養酵母味道比較淡，可以選擇把它和素食香菇調味粉或素食G粉一起調味。

把混合的醬料攪拌均勻直到糖份融解。醬料分別調配好在碗裏，吃的時候按照自己的口味加，避免過量咸。

第二种（醬油醬料）：

＊　醬油（ ４桌湯匙 ）

＊　白米醋（４桌湯匙 ）

＊　麻油　（２桌湯匙 ）

＊　紅糖(1桌湯匙）

＊（可免，只選一樣：可加適量 ＊营养酵母、＊素食香菇調味粉、＊素食G調味粉增添味道)。

建議還是要加其中一樣，可以增添口味。

由於營養酵母味道比較淡，可以選擇把它和素食香菇調味粉或素食G粉一起調味。


把混合的醬料攪拌均勻直到糖份融解。醬料分別調配好在碗裏，吃的時候按照自己的口味加，避免過量咸。

**注：您可以按照自己的喜好調配醬料的份量。可以邊調醬料邊試味道。

把切好的番茄、生菜、香菇、紫菜擺放在麵條上。根據個人口味加適量調配好的醬料。吃之前，把麵條攪拌均勻。

請享用健康素食餐！

Vegetarian Ingredient Shots

* (optional, choose one only: may add *nutritional yeast or *vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or *Vegetarian G powder for enhanced flavor to own taste) 

Recommend to add one of these for better taste.　
Available in most vegetarian minimarts.

＊（可免，只選一樣：可加適量 ＊营养酵母、＊素食香菇調味粉、＊素食G調味粉增添味道)。
建議還是要加其中一樣，可以增添口味。
在一般的素食店都有販賣。
Note that as nutritional yeast has mild taste, it can be added together with vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or vegetarian G Powder.

由於營養酵母味道比較淡，可以選擇把它和素食香菇調味粉或素食G粉一起調味。