Soba Buckwheat Noodles and Steamed Veggies. WFPBNO!!! #vegan #oilfree

I found these Buckwheat soba noodles at Kroger and thought of my childhood, growing up with my Mom cooking Kasha; one of my favorite things to eat ever!  Kasha is also made from buckwheat and is not a wheat product at all. It's not a grain, but rather a seed from a plant closely related to rhubarb. It is a gluten free food. However, when buying any new food like these Soba noodles, its important to read the label. This product contains both buckwheat and regular wheat. I don't have any sort of gluten sensitivity, so its no problem for me, but if you have Celiac disease or a true gluten sensitivity, these noodles are not for you. 

Buckwheat Soba Noodles and Mixed Steamed Veggies

This was an easy dish to make. All I did was steam broccoli, snap peas, kale, red cabbage,  yellow sweet pepper and corn kernels seasoned with a little tamari and onion flakes for about 10 minutes. 

The soba noodles were boiled in veggie soup stock for 5 minutes. 

I saved the water for steaming the veggies and the water for boiling the noodles as more soup stock. 

The box of noodles was $1.99 and contains 8 servings. Such a deal!

Prepping the veggies took 5 minutes. So the total time was 20 minutes. 

The choice of veggies was purely arbitrary. That's what I had on hand. I could have easily added a jalapeno, onions, celery, carrot, mushrooms, etc. but I was just looking at these noodles for the first time and wanted something I could make with as little thought as possible.  It turned out delicious!  I even have leftovers for tomorrow!

Get out there and try something new!  You might enjoy it!