Cold Tomato Buckwheat Noodles

Ingredients

• 2 servings buckwheat noodles
• (toppings) pickled melon
• black sesame
• a little sesame oil
• (broth) 3 tomatoes
• 1 clove garlic
• 1.5 cups kelp stock
• 2T soy sauce
• 1T mirin
• 1t lemon juice
• 0.5T plum extract
• a pinch of salt and pepper

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Steps

1. 01

   Boil 4 cups water with a large sheet of kelp; once it comes to a boil, remove the kelp and strain.

2. 02

   Blend 2 tomatoes and 1 clove garlic in a mixing bowl, then add 1.5 cups of the kelp stock, 2T soy sauce, 1T mirin, 1t lemon juice, 0.5T plum extract, and a pinch of salt and pepper, and mix well. (Chill in the fridge, or serve over ice for a cold dish.)

3. 03

   Boil the buckwheat noodles, adding a splash of cold water to the pot about three times as it boils.

4. 04

   Place the noodles in a bowl, pour over the broth from step 2, and top with tomato and pickled melon. Finish with a little black sesame and sesame oil.