Seaweed (or Nori) is 紫菜 (ZiCai in Mandarin, literally meaning Purple Vegetable) and how appropriate this is since it is classified a red algae. Another seaweed we are familiar with is kelp (or wakame) and classified as a form of brown algae. Wakame is good in soups and so is nori seaweed like this.
A combination of Luffa (Loofah) which also contains group B Vitamins, and Vitamin C; Tomato - another of my favorite ingredient which contains fat-soluble lycopene, a power antioxidant and Seaweed...
makes my entry for Presto Pasta Nights this week for Ruth at Once Upon a Feast. This event welcomes any noodle dish and recipe, so join us.
Noodle Soup with Seaweed, Loofah and Tomato
Ingredients: Marrow Squash (or Luffa, Loofah), peeled and sliced across the length; 1 tomato, cut into bite size; dried seaweed; salt and white pepper to taste; drizzle of sesame oil; cooked somen noodles
Directions: In a pot, add a little sesame oil and fry at low heat to soften the tomatoes. Add in marrow squash and mix well. Add water (soup amount) and allow mixture to simmer till marrow squash just cooks through. Add in seaweed and stir gently. Add salt and white pepper to taste. Before serving, drizzle some sesame oil. Ladle soup over cooked somen noodles and enjoy when warm.
If you enjoy simple comfort, here you are. This dish is suitable for pure vegetarians who cannot eat eggs. Feel like a little more luxury today? Gently stir in a whisked egg to the soup, just before serving. An egg can be a luxury sometimes.
Slurp up the noodles and the soup. It is all goodness.
Noodle Soup With Seaweed, Loofah and Tomato
Tag: seaweed, nori, tomato, soup
My mom often cooks seaweed soup at home. How I miss that. Need to get my hands of seaweed.
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That looks light and easy. Would be great for my lunch today to keep me warm in this freezing weather.
ReplyDeleteI am drooling, picture tells a thousand words... and this pic is packed with healthy nutritious bowl of soup!
ReplyDeleteThat looks very comforting and I am craving for a large bowl of noodle soup on this snowy Monday!
ReplyDeleteI really like this healthy noodle soup especially with seaweed in it.
ReplyDeleteI love the looks of this soup, so tasty and nutricious, I am working on a post on seaweed or sea veggies, and would love to link to this recipe if that's ok.
ReplyDeleteThe noodle soup looks great but I really don't like Luffa...I guess I would have to leave that out.
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ReplyDeleteOh great, your zoom in picture of seaweed looks just like mine. I got a bit scare because I received an e-mail that said the seaweed they bought seem to be made of plastic. I did find the recent one I bought has a bit more elastic texture when soften.
ReplyDeleteLCOM, don't scare me....;O
ReplyDeleteI've had wakame before and absolutely love it. My mom brought it back from one of her travels to Trinidad years ago and it was prepared by a family friend of Chinese decent. I can still remember the day I had it. She made it as a side dish. So good!
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ReplyDeleteMy mom used to make misua (I don't know the English word for it) soup with loofah and eggs. Your post reminds me of her.
This post reminds me of the days when we are still staying in Thailand. I like the noodle soups there. It is kind of similar as yours.
ReplyDeleteOne of the easy way to prepare a light meal.
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ReplyDeleteLove this light noodle soup that packed with healthy and nutritious ingredients. The soup base must be very tasty! ;)
ReplyDeleteLoofah?
ReplyDeleteI've never used that ingredient before, the texture is more like radish or squash?
I'm not a fan of seaweeds but I can try this. :)
ReplyDeleteYummy looking noodle soup!
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Love seaweed! So simple but bursting with flavours!
ReplyDeleteI love adding seaweed to Korean/Japanese miso soup. I also make seaweed soup every once in a while and love it! :) This soup recipe looks fab! I'll have to try it.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of seaweed soup, I would try anything at least once. It looks good with the noodles. I have heard of seaweed wraps in spa's. Great post!
ReplyDeleteSorry, but not my 'cup of tea'... But it 'looks' good!!!
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That looks delicious. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteSimple nutritious dish; with or without egg is fine with me.
ReplyDeleteI love seaweed soup. Slurp!
ReplyDeletei love seaweed but unfortunately, not a favourite in my household.
ReplyDeleteI love seaweed in soup, esp those in fish head steamboat. This looks really nutritious & yummy ^_^
ReplyDeleteSo interesting to see a different kind of seaweed that I used to see :) So fresh!
ReplyDeleteLooks so delicious. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.
ReplyDeleteSIlly me, I just thought loofah was what I used on my skin to refresh and exfoliate!
I LOVE seaweed, especially in delicious pasta dishes like this!
ReplyDeleteI've never had loofah with seaweed, I must give this a try.
ReplyDeleteYummmy noodle soup.
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I can not believe it. Seaweed, tomato and noodle is in the same sentence. In far eastern cooking tomato is not used much and not in noodles in any case, but I love them.
ReplyDeleteReally delicious,like the post, thank you for the recipe.
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