Active Time

　　20 minutes

　　Total Time

　　15 minutes

　　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.

　　

Ingredients

Serves 2

　　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

　　

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.

　　Cooks' note:

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

　　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.