Snakey Sweet Potato Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• 1 packet of Obap sweet potato noodles
• 1 packet of firm tofu
• 1 carrot
• 1 cucumber
• 1 capsicum
• 1 packet of Obento sliced pickled ginger
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp toasted black sesame seed
• 1 tsp toasted white sesame seed
• 2 tsp soya sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp honey
• 2 tsp Korean chilli flakes
• 1 spring onion, finely chopped

Method

1. Add sweet potato noodles to boiling water and cook for 8 minutes. Rinse with colder water and drain. Set aside.
2. In a bowl mix 2 tsp soya sauce, 2 tsp sesame oil, 2 tsp water, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp honey and 1 tsp minced garlic and pour over the sweet potato noodles. Mix well.
3. Use a flower cutter to cut out flower shapes from carrot, cucumber, red capsicum, tofu and pickled ginger. Stack 3 big pieces of pickled ginger together before cutting to create a pink flower as 3 layers of pickled ginger will give a more solid pink colour.
4. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan & pan fry the tofu flowers until golden on both sides.
5. Scatter the flowers around the serving plate.
6. Create a snake with a head, two “8” figured shape as body & a tail at the center of the plate. Make the eyes with cucumber and sesame seeds.
7. Sprinkle Korean chilli flakes, toasted black sesame seeds & toasted white sesame seeds over the snake.
8. Drizzle sesame oil & garnish Korean chilli flakes & spring onion all over the plate.

Product used in recipe

• OBENTO - OBENTO SLICED PICKLED GINGER
• OBAP - OBAP SWEET POTATO NOODLES