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Mediterranean Rice Noodles

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We love King Soba noodles on the Clean team and could easily find hundreds of uses for them. This is a delicious Mediterranean-flavored version of a noodle bowl, quick and easy, and perfect for those meals you need to have on the table as fast as possible.

Cooks' note:

To use for a cleanse replace tomatoes with other vegetables, like thinly sliced fennel bulb or sautéed summer squash.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    15 minutes

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1 package King Soba rice noodles
2 to 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 pound fresh green beans, ends snipped off
About 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup pitted olives
8 to 10 fresh basil leaves, torn
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 to 2 teaspoons sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cook the rice noodles according to the directions on the package, then run them under cold water, and drain them well. In a medium bowl, toss the noodles with the olive oil.

    Step 2

    While the noodles are cooking, bring 4 cups of salted water to a boil. Have a bowl of ice water ready nearby. Blanch the green beans in the boiling water until they are tender and bright green, about 2 minutes, then remove them from the hot water and immediately submerge them in the ice water to stop the cooking. Drain them, and cut each bean into thirds.

    Step 3

    Stir the beans, tomatoes, olives, basil, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the bowl of noodles. Adjust the seasonings to taste, and serve.

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From Clean Eats: Over 200 Delicious Recipes to Reset Your Body's Natural Balance and Discover What It Means to Be Truly Healthy Copyright © 2014 by Alejandro Junger, M.D. Published by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.

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