If you are looking for a delicious, healthy meal that is so easy to make that even your kids can help, look no further.\u00a0 Chef Cory Vitiello<\/a> teamed up with Dole Canada<\/a> to prepare simple snack and meal ideas using Dole products.\u00a0 The Soba Noodle and Mandarin Orange Bowl brings your favourite Asian flavours together.\u00a0 The star ingredient is Dole Mandarin Oranges.\u00a0 If you buy egg-free soba noodles, it\u2019s also vegan.\u00a0 It\u2019s the perfect dish for Meatless Mondays.<\/p>\n Buy shredded carrots and cabbage so that your little one can get involved in meal prep.\u00a0 They can help by measuring out the ingredients while you boil the soba noodles and cut the rest of the vegetables. \u00a0\u00a0The dish will be ready in no time so that you can spend less time cooking and more time together as a family.<\/p>\n Serves:<\/strong> 6<\/p>\n Special Equipment: <\/strong>Medium pot for boiling soba noodles<\/p>\n 8oz soba noodles<\/p>\n 1 cup strained Dole Mandarin Oranges (save the runoff juice for the dressing)<\/p>\n 1 cup shredded red cabbage<\/p>\n \u00bd cup shredded carrots<\/p>\n \u00bc cup sliced radish<\/p>\n 2 cups washed baby spinach<\/p>\n 2\u00a0tbsp\u00a0sesame oil<\/p>\n 2\u00a0tbsp\u00a0soy sauce<\/p>\n Juice from mandarin oranges<\/p>\n Juice of 1 lemon<\/p>\n Large pinch of salt<\/p>\n 2\u00a0tbsp\u00a0toasted sesame seeds<\/p>\n 2\u00a0tbsp\u00a0sliced green onion<\/p>\n 1 avocado cut into wedges<\/p>\n 6 sprigs fresh cilantro (optional)<\/p>\n Drop the soba noodles into boiling, salted water and cook for approximately 5 minutes or until just tender, taking care not to overcook them.\u00a0 Strain the noodles and immediately rinse thoroughly in cold running water.\u00a0 Set aside in strainer until ready to use.<\/p>\n Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, add the soba noodles and toss until coated.\u00a0 Mix in the carrots, cabbage, Mandarin orange slices, radish and spinach.<\/p>\n Transfer into a large serving bowl and garnish with the sliced avocado, cilantro, green onion and sesame seeds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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