Soba Noodle Salad | Video
Japanese soba noodles are topped with flavor-packed sesame dressing to create a healthy yet delicious noodle salad.
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Ingredients
- 2 x 90 g soba noodles
- ⅓ cup chopped spring onions scallions
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoon chopped toasted cashew nuts or peanuts
- Chopped spring onions scallions and cashew nuts, to garnish
- Sesame dressing:
- 4 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon dried red chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon fresh ginger cut into sticks
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- To make sesame dressing, heat sesame oil and red chili flakes in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Remove from heat. Leave to cool completely. Stir in fresh ginger, soy sauce and honey. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- Cook soba noodles according to packet directions. I cooked the noodles in boiling water for about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside.
- Place soba noodles in a bowl. Pour in sesame dressing. Add spring onions (scallions) and sesame seeds. Toss.
- Garnish with more spring onions, sesame seeds and cashew nuts.
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Notes
- Toss in more veggies like shredded red cabbage and choysum.
- Top with your favorite protein - tofu, shrimp, chicken or steak to convert it into light lunch or dinner. Marinate with 1 tablespoon chili paste and 2 teaspoon ground cumin, season with salt, and cook with perfection.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 27g | Sodium: 999mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g