Mmmm noodle bowls. A perfect Sunday meal after a busy and meat-full weekend! I created this meal last weekend after a full weekend of visiting and entertaining with friends. My husband Stuart and I were just so full and felt like our bodies were working hard to digest the giant meal we ate on Saturday. You know that feeling? Usually after a celebration or night out, perhaps accompanied by one too many drinks and you just aren’t hungry. This soup is comforting and fresh, a little salty but not too salty like a bowl of Pho at your local Vietnamese restaurant.

Make sure you read labels for gluten-free Soba noodles to keep this meal low FODMAP, as some varieties are made with wheat. Also make sure you use tamari, which is basically wheat-free soy sauce and avoid the mushrooms if they are a trigger food for you.

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Low FODMAP Recipe: Soba Noodle Bowl with Tofu & Cilantro

 

Makes: 4 servings
Time: 10 minutes prep, 25 minutes cook
INGREDIENTS

1 Tbsp olive oil

Pinch of chili flakes

1/2 cup fennel, diced

1 large (1 cup) carrot, sliced into thin rounds

1 stalk celery, diced small

2 Tbsp rice vinegar

4 cups water

2 cups low-sodium vegetable or chicken stock (onion and garlic free)

1 1/2 Tbsp tamari

1/4 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp parsley

1/8 tsp ground coriander

1 to 2 packs (400 g) firm tofu, diced into small cubes

1 pack (250 g) gluten free Soba noodles, broken in half

Fresh cilantro, diced green onions (the green parts only!), and lemon or lime

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat olive oil in a large metal pot at medium heat. Add chili, fennel, carrot & celery. Sauté 5 to 7 minutes until tender.

*FODMAP Note: You could also add mushrooms at this stage if they aren’t a trigger for your symptoms, but for those just starting the Low FODMAP diet, know that mushrooms are high in FODMAPs. If using, add up to 4 cups of sliced cremini or shitake mushrooms (or maybe start with just a cup or two if you are challenging this FODMAP group) and sauté 3 minutes more.

Add rice vinegar to deglaze pan, scrapping up brown bits off the bottom. Add water, stock, tamari, ginger, parsley, and coriander. Bring to a boil, partially cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.

Add tofu and cook 10 minutes more. Meanwhile, cook the Soba noodles according to package directions.

Add 1 cup noodles to each bowl and poor soup over top. Serve with fresh cilantro, green onions and a squeeze of lime or lemon.

 

Much love & good eating,

Stephanie

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