What shall I cook today: Miso Eggplant, Leek and Mushroom Noodles and Vegetable Sticks with Miso Dip

So with the new year, I've resolved to prepare more vegetables for my family. It's a sustainable meal and also much more healthy. Twice a week, I try to preparing vegetarian. I needed new recipes. Also, I just bought a huge tub of miso so I was looking for additional miso recipes.

LEEK AND MUSHROOM NOODLES
(Serves 2)
This meal is inspired with the leftover leek in my fridge.

2 cloves Garlic, sliced
1 Leek
Dried Mushrooms / Fresh Mushrooms
Spinach or Thinly sliced Swiss Chard or any other leafy greens
1 oz butter
Ramen or Egg Noodles
2 Tbsp Light Soya Sauce
1 Tbsp Mirin
1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

1/ Thinly Slice veges
2/ Slice white part of leek thinly
2/ If using dried mushrooms, soak them in hot water
3/ Melt butter in wok. Add garlic
4/ Add leek, mushrooms and greens
5/ Add Soya sauce and mirin
(At this point you can set the veges aside and cook later)
When you're ready to eat,
6/ Boil noodles until al dente
7/ Add noodles to vegetables and stir fry for a short while until sauce is absorbed
8/ Sprinkle with sesame seeds

MISO GLAZED EGGPLANT
I found this recipe on Pickled Plum. I've adapted the recipe by omitting sugar.

4 Small eggplants or cut a large eggplant into 4 segments
2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 Tbsp Red Miso
2 Tbsp Light Miso
2 Tbsp Mirin
1 Tbsp Sake
1 tsp sugar or omit

1/ Cut a criss cross pattern on the inside of the eggplant.
2/ Put oil in a pan or wok on high heat. Put eggplant with the criss cross pattern downside first. Sear until brown.
3/ Turn the eggplants and put on a lid. Cook for further 3-4 minutes
4/ Combine all other ingredients to make the marinade sauce.
5/ Put eggplants on aluminium foil on top of a tray
6/ Glaze eggplants with marinade
7/ Put under broiler
8/ Sprinkle with sesame seeds

EASY VEGETABLE STICKS WITH MISO DIP
I always love this appetizer they serve in yakitori restaurants. The japanese always cook with color in mind and I also try and make vegetables appetizing for the family.

Crunchy Vegetables like carrots, daikon, cucumbers cut into similar sized sticks
Cabbage and Cos Lettuce would also be good
Light Miso 3-4 Tbsp
Lemon Juice (from 1/2 lemon)
Mirin (1 Tbsp)

1/ Prepare vegetables
2/ prepare sauce by combining the remaining ingredients. The lemon juice cuts the saltiness of the miso and add a touch of mirin.