I've been experimenting with great lunches for the Summer that will keep me cooled down with the crazy humidity! I read about cold soba noodle salads and wanted to try one for myself. It only took me 15-minutes! The hardest part was chopping all of the carrots, but I find that to be a peaceful way to relax after a day at work. This week I tossed up this soba noodle salad for my lunches - it split into four huge portions for lunch and was great because I didn't have to worry about taking the time to reheat them.
Cold Soba Noodle Salad
A cold side dish packed with veggies. Perfect for sharing with crowds as a side dish or even main dish.
Ingredients
- 14-16 Oz. Soba Noodles
- 1 Bunch Scallions
- 2 Carrots
- ½ - 1 Cup Green Peas if you like peas, add more; I used half a bag of frozen peas
Sauce
- ½ Cup soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 6 Tbsp. mirin
- 1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger
- ½ Tsp. sugar
Instructions
- Cut the green parts of the scallions and put into small bowl.
- Cut the carrots into julienne slices. (Learn how to do that here)
- Make the sauce by mixing the soy sauce/coconut amino, mirin, sugar, and the fresh ginger. Grate the ginger straight into the bowl you're mixing everything in.
- Put a salted pot of water on to boil. Once at a boil, cook the noodles for 1-2 minutes, or according to package.
- Strain the noodles and rinse them with cold water. Put them in a bowl and sprinkle with canola or olive oil, just to make sure the noodles don't stick. After, mix the noodles with the vegetables and half of the scallions.
- Pour the sauce over the noodles and vegetable mix. Let the sauce and noodles sit for about 10min. If you're going to eat the soba noodles right away, leave them in the fridge for the 10min instead.
Notes
Substitute whatever veggies you like!
Nutrition
Calories: 367kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 14gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1327mgPotassium: 403mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 4433IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 3mg
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