You gotta love soba noodles. They have so much flavour and this is such a simple salad even the kids will love it.
Dressing
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1/4 tsp. Asian chili sauce
Combine all the ingredients in a small pot and bring to a boil. Stir constantly to dissolve the honey and remove from heat.
Salad
- 8 oz. dried soba noodles
- 1/4 cup julienned green onions
- 2 cups julienned carrots
- 2 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
Bring a large pot of water to the boil and cook the noodles for 3 minutes (only al dente. Drain.
Toss the noodles with the dressing, onions and carrots. The noodles will look ‘just wet’ but they will absorb the dressing. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. This should be served warm.
Serves 4.
Soba Salad To Accompany Chinese Take-out
Okay, so it’s the weekend and you want to order in Chinese food. To make it feel more like you made it, put this simple salad together and Voila! Damn you did it again.
- 3 – 4 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 6 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 – 1 1/2 tbsp. freshly grated (peeled) ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup vegtable oil
- 1/2 soba noodles, just cooked to tender and rinsed under cold water. Drain excess liquid.
- 2 carrots, cut into small matchsticks
- 1 cup chopped broccoli florets,
- 2 medium zuccini (yellow and/or green) cut into small matchsticks
- 3-4 green onions, thinly sliced crosswise
Whisk together the lime juice, soy sauce, ginger and sugar and oil in a large bowl. Add remaining items and toss well to combine.
Serve this at room temperature and then dive into the ‘take-out’. I guarantee you will lick the bowl clean.
Enjoy…it was easy and certainly inexpensive.