When my mother in-law left a month back, life got a little challenging. She was here for a couple of months and I am so very grateful to her for all her time and support. She kept asking me if she should postpone her return. It would have been very easy for me to say ‘yes’ but that wouldn’t have been practical and definitely not fair. So, I convinced her and myself that I could do it. It was a little difficult initially but then slowly things started to settle down. The first time that I gave my baby a massage and a bath on my own, I gave myself pat on the back. Felt so proud! It was a confidence booster for me. These days, I can easily figure out if he is hungry, or in discomfort, sleepy or just plain bored. It’s not been a smooth ride but we are getting there, gradually.
Today, after a very long time, I sat with my laptop. I had an urge to blog. There is this super simple soba noodle recipe that has been sitting patiently in the draft state. I thought it’s time I share it. And since my boys were busy with their man-to-man talk today evening, I decided to use this opportunity.
Chimichurri sauce is not something I prepare a lot. For people who are not familiar, it’s a green sauce typically served on grilled meat.
I am a sucker for herb sauce, be it any kind and I always store some in the freezer. Sometimes a spoonful gets dropped in the soup, sometimes I spread it on toasted bread but most often I like to toss it with noodles or pasta. It’s one of my favorites way to prepare meal on a busy day. Quick, easy and always tasty.
This chimichurri sauce was not very traditional. First, I didn’t have parsley and second, I made it little spicy by adding one jalapeno. There was mint, cilantro and garlic. I always like to add lemon in my herb sauce. It not only adds that refreshing acidic taste but also maintains the vibrant green shade. Then, there were a few chunks of fried Paneer lying around and I decided to add them as a protein in the noodles. All in all a great busy-day meal.
Soba Noodle With Chimichurri and Paneer
Ingredients
for the chimichurri sauce
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 garlic cloves (roughly chopped)
- 1 jalapeno (roughly chopped)
- zest of 1 lemon
- juice of half lemon
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- few chunks of bite-size paneer (optional)
- soba noodles
Instructions
- To make the sauce, add all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until it all combines together to a smooth consistency. Pour it in a big bowl.
- In a pan, add little oil and sauté the Paneer chunks for a few minutes.
- Boil the noodle by following the instruction on the packet. Add the boiled noodle to the big bowl with the sauce and give it a mix. Add the fried chunks of Paneer and serve.
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Amanda
This looks SO good. Thanks for the inspiration!
Michelle @ HRx
I love this recipe - such an interesting combo that I'm sure tastes divine!! The picture is gorgeous as well. So glad I found your blog!
Thalia @ butter and
love a good soba noodle dish... definitely a recipe i will be adding to my repertoire. thanks for sharing!
Joyti
Ooo, your little boy is so cute (I'm seeing his picture in your Instagram feed :). I hope he's allowing you to sleep sometimes 🙂
The soba noodles look delicious. I'd never have thought of pairing paneer with chimichurri - I like chimichurri but I couldn't think of what I could eat it with. Definitely want to try this out.
ami@naivecookcooks
These are my favourite flavours!! Beautiful!
Yvette @ Muy Bueno
Yum! Love chimichuri sauce and as always your photos are fantastic. Best wishes with baby -- I know it's challenging. You can do it.
Shumaila The Novice
Love such quick to make and easy to tweak recipes!
Archana
Love the simplicity of this dish! Beautiful clicks as always!
MB@Bourbon&BrownSuga
So good to see you posting again... there is nothing like that first baby to rock your world! The dish looks completely amazing, and as always, I am in awe of your photography... it's gorgeous!
Angie
As always, your photos are amazing! The soba with green sauce looks homey and delicious.
Ella-HomeCookingAdve
I remember at my first baby I felt the same way. Now I kind of laugh remembering the questions I asked when being so inexperienced with babies. As he grows you will be more and more confident. Another challenge for me was when I needed to give food .. ahh a lot of reading on that subject..As for your soba noodles - they are looking great.
Bhawana
I have been a secret admirer of your blog for more than a year now and after seeing that last picture of soba noodles, I couldn't resist myself to not comment. Your photography is just beyond awesome and and the styling is jaw dropping. Paneer with Soba is simply genius!
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
I love soba noodles, what a great dish!
Dixya @ Food, Pleasu
i loved the Fathers Day pic with your boys yesterday 🙂 and chimichurri with paneer and soba, never thought of them together but it looks so damn good!
Nandita
A lovely noodle dish with incredible photography! Lovely post kankana:)
Valentina
Oh my *__*
Rosa
A fabulous soba dish! Those flavors are great.
Delightful photography, as always!
Cheers,
Rosa