Soba Noodles with Sesame Seeds

One of my all time favorite tv "chefs" has got to be Nigella. With the soft lighting in her kitchen and British accent, I could watch her for hours. She even manages to look fantastic as she's licking the bowl or raiding her fridge at midnight, in a way the Paula Deen will never pull off. Her soba noodle recipe is an absolute go to in the summer months when it's too hot to cook, and you want to eat something cold and straight from the fridge. This would be a great side for a bar-b-q, or even topped with grilled shrimp.


Soba Noodles with Sesame Seeds
From: Forever Summer
1/3 cup sesame seeds
salt
8 ounces soba noodles
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
5 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons sesame oil
5 scallions

Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan over a high heat until they look golden brown, and tip them into a bowl.
Bring a large pan of water to a boil and add some salt. Put in the soba noodles and cook them for about 6 minutes until they are tender, but not mushy. Have a bowl of iced water waiting to plunge them into after draining.
In a bowl you are going to serve them in, mix the vinegar, soy sauce, honey and oil. Then finely slice the scallions and put them into the bowl with the cooled, drained noodles and mix together thoroughly before adding the sesame seeds and tossing again.
Let the noodles set in the fridge for at least an hour before serving cold.