Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Kelp Noodle Soup

Are you an adventurous eater?  When you go to a chinese buffet, do you grab a plate of seseme chicken, or do you try the eel, (or if eel is a fave, do you try the walnut shrimp?)  When you see new things in the grocery store, do you toss them in your cart?  I do.  That's how I ended up looking in my pantry for a dinner idea and finding these.

Kelp Noodles.  I thought they'd be nice for a vegetarian soup.  So that's what I made - Kelp Noodle Soup.

I started by slicing up 2/3 of a block of firm tofu and marinating it in chile oil & soy sauce for 1/2 hour.  I heated up 2 tablespoons of oil in the bottom of a stock pot, then added the marinated tofu and seared it.

I removed the tofu from the pot, added a drizzle of seseme oil, and sauteed 2 cloves minced garlic and 1 tablespoon minced ginger for a minute before adding 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth, 1 cup thinly sliced carrots, 1 cup shredded cabbage, the sliced whites of 2 scallions, and the tofu.  I brought this up to a simmer and added the kelp noodles.  The soup was ready after just a few minutes.   I added the sliced green parts of the scallions, and some fresh mint to the bowls just before serving.

Snuggle Bunny is not really a fan of tofu, but he did enjoy the noodles.

Thanks for popping in and cooking with me.  I'm linking this up to Gluten-Free Homemaker's Gluten-Free Wednesdays.
MyMeatlessMondaysHearth and Soul Hop at the Hearth and Soul Hop Hub

9 comments:

  1. You are so adventurous. I love that about you! No no no that is not me (at least not in the kitchen) I have very very very picky eaters in my house. If I use too big of a blueberry in my muffins they won't eat them! Crazy for sure. I have never made a casserole. Gosh for bid if anything touched. ha ha

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  2. I am not an adventurous eater and certainly hubby is not. Therefore, I have never had kelp. The soup looks delicious even though I don't know what the kelp tastes like. Thanks for linking this to My Meatless Mondays.

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  3. Wow! That is brave! Good for you. I am not as adventurous as I should be!

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  4. So do they taste very kelpy? My kids are not huge seaweed fans but if it is in noodle form, you never know. Thanks for posting this soup!

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  5. Your pantry sounds like mine!! I don't have surplus of things like Campbell's soup or Lipton's Ice tea mix, but random bits of lo mein noodles, masa harina and seaweed? Totally busted!

    Thanks for the yummy recipe- I'm sure I have kelp noodles floating around here too ;)

    Looks like I'm a bloggy neighbor of yours here in Southern Vermont!

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  6. We are pretty adventurous eaters...my husband and older boy especially. This soup looks so good, and healthy too!

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  7. I often throw stuff in the cart and later think "what am I going to do with this" I think you did awesome using an unusual ingredient! thanks for sharing this with us at the hearth and soul hop!

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  8. I'm impressed! It looks so good!

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  9. I am vegetarian and it looks really good to me!
    I've never seen kelp noodles, but I will look for them. It sounds super healthy.

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