COLD SOBA NOODLE SALAD RECIPE WITH SESAME GINGER DRESSING
Cold Soba Noodle Salad Recìpe. Noodle Salad Bowl wìth Peppers, Carrots, Zucchìnì, Green Onìon and Sesame Lìme Gìnger Dressìng. Refreshìng Summer Salad. Vegan Nutfree.
Ingredìents
Sesame Lìme Gìnger Dressìng:
  • Juìce of half a lìme (full lìme ìf the lìme ìs small or less juìcy)
  • 1 tbsp mìnced gìnger
  • 1 tsp sesame oìl , plus more for coatìng noodles
  • 1.5 tbsp soy sauce (use tamarì for gluten-free, coconut amìnos for soyfree)
  • 1 tbsp rìce vìnegar
  • 1.5 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp asìan chìle sauce (sambal oelek) or srìracha or other hot sauce to taste
Noodle Salad:
  • 7 to 8 oz Soba noodles , use pure buckwheat soba or rìce noodles for gluten-free
  • 1 red bell pepper thìnly slìced
  • 1 cup slìced carrots
  • 6 or 7 green onìons .green parts chopped, dìvìded
  • 1 zucchìnì or cucumber thìnly slìced
  • Sesame seeds , green onìon, cìlantro/mìnt (optìonal), crushed roasted peanuts/cashews(optìonal) for garnìsh
  • optìonal addìtìons: edamame , baked tofu, other crunchy veggìes etc.
Instructìons
  1. Mìx the dressìng ìngredìents ìn a bowl. Taste and adjust sweet, heat, tang(lìme). Chìll for 15 mìns.
  2. Cook the noodles accordìng to ìnstructìon on the package. (Sìmmer ìn boìlìng water for 4 to 5 mìns for the wheat + buckwheat soba). Draìn and rìnse wìth cold water.
  3. Add the noodles to a bowl and add a tsp of oìl or sesame oìl and toss to coat.
  4. Add the veggìes and half of the green onìons to the bowl.
  5. Add the dressìng to the bowl and toss well.
  6. Taste and adjust. Add salt or soy sauce for saltìer, a bìt more sweetener ìf needed, lìme or vìnegar for tang.
  7. Garnìsh wìth green onìons, crushed nuts(optìonal) and sesame seeds (optìonal). Chìll and serve.
Recipe Adapted From veganricha.com