Sesame soba, shrimp, and green beans

The boyfriend can't eat much seafood due to an allergy, so when I'm fixing dinner for only myself, I usually cook fish since I get to eat it so infrequently. I'd originally intended to do something with salmon, but saw these big, beautiful Gulf shrimp on sale at the co-op and couldn't say no.

2 oz dry soba noodles
6 large shrimp, peeled & deveined

1 T soy sauce
1/2 t honey
1 t sesame oil
1 t sesame seeds
Juice of 1/2 lime

1 cup green beans
1/2 t sesame oil
1/2 t soy sauce
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 t sesame seeds

Combine soy sauce, honey, 1 t sesame oil, 1 t sesame seeds, and juice of half a lime. Set aside.

Set 2 pots of salted water to boil.

In a nonstick skillet over medium heat and coated with canola spray, cook shrimp just until pink. Add half the sauce and toss to coat.

While the shrimp cooks, cook noodles in the boiling water according to package instructions (these cook very quickly, about 4 minutes maximum). Drain, return to pan, and toss with the other half of the sauce.

While the shrimp and noodles are cooking, cook the green beans in the second pot of boiling water until crisp-tender (should take about 5 minutes or fewer). Toss with 1/2 t sesame oil, 1/2 t soy sauce, juice of half a lime, and 1 t sesame seeds.

Place the noodles on top of the beans and top with the shrimp.

Serves 1
343 calories per serving