Chilled Udon Salad (Hiyashi Chuka Udon)

Ingredients

• 1 large carrots peeled very thin cut into matchsticks ( 2 in. long)
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch 
• 3  eggs 
• 0.3 pound haricots verts trimmed cut into 2-in. lengths
• 1 tablespoon tahini toasted
• 0.5  cucumber english seeded very thin cut into matchsticks ( 2 in. long)
• 1.5 teaspoons miso 
• 4 tablespoons pickled ginger 
• 0.5 small bell pepper red very thin cut into matchsticks
• 6 tablespoons rice vinegar 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 teaspoons sesame oil toasted
• 0.3 cup soya sauce 
• 0.3 cup veggie broth 
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• 2 teaspoons sugar 
• 0.8 pound udon noodles fresh
• 4 servings vegetable oil 
• 0.3 cup sesame seed white toasted (shiro neri goma)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• whisk
• sieve
• chopsticks

Directions

1. Blanch haricots verts in boiling water 2 minutes; drain and rinse with cool water.
2. Mix eggs, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl with chopsticks or a fork. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer.
3. Heat an 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat. When hot, very lightly oil with an oiled paper towel (if you have too much oil, the egg will not form a pancake).
4. Pour 1 tbsp. egg mixture into pan, swirling it around the bottom to form a thin, even omelet with no browning (lower heat if it starts to brown). Cook 1 minute, until surface of omelet is dry; no need to flip. Carefully lift out onto a plate, trying to avoid folds and wrinkles. Repeat with remaining egg mixture, layering each onto the one below, until you've made 10 omelets.
5. Roll omelets and slice into 1/8-in.-thick ribbons of egg.
6. Whisk broth, sesame paste, ground sesame seeds, miso, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar together in a bowl.
7. Boil udon (see "Udon Essentials," below). Rinse well in a large bowl of ice water.
8. Arrange udon on a platter. Top with alternating piles of haricots verts, bell pepper, cucumber, carrot, and egg ribbons, with pickled ginger in center.
9. Serve with a pitcher of dressing on the side, or pour the dressing over the salad.
10. Udon Essentials Udon (wheat-flour noodles): Store-bought fresh-frozen noodles have a supple texture that's closest to homemade, while the dried ones tend to be thin and flabby. To cook store-bought fresh-frozen udon, drop the frozen block into boiling water. When the water boils again, drain. Cook udon right before serving; the noodles get sticky as they sit.
11. Make ahead: Broth, up to 2 hours at room temperature. Vegetables and egg, up to 1 day, chilled.