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Asian Inspired Soba Noodle Salad Recipe

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This Asian Inspired Soba Noodle Salad recipe is a great recipe to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner.

This Soba Noodle Salad is a great recipe to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner. HostessAtHeart.comAfter months of cloudy days, we’re finally seeing a hint of spring. For John and I, that means bike rides, hiking, and eating a little different. By eating differently I mean replacing the heavier comfort food that kept us hibernating and in a warm fuzzy fog, to a lighter, I’m waking up, kind of food. This Asian Inspired Soba Noodle Salad recipe fits right into that category.

This Soba Noodle Salad is a great recipe to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner. HostessAtHeart.comWhat is a Soba noodle? Soba noodles are a thin Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour. They are yummy and cook in only 4 minutes! They’re delicious cold and just beg you to add a bunch of veggies and a nice vinaigrette or sauce. You can make them organic and are gluten free as well.

This Soba Noodle Salad is a great recipe to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner. HostessAtHeart.comI served this salad as a side dish. You could easily eat it as a main meal and add chicken or shrimp as other options. It would be a great dish to take to a potluck or to work for lunch because you can make it ahead of time and it stays for days in the refrigerator. Like any pasta don’t overcook it and it will not get soggy.

This Soba Noodle Salad is a great recipe to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner. HostessAtHeart.comI used a pasta cooker to cook noodles. After removing the noodles, I used the basket to steam my veggies. with the same hot water. It made this salad really quick to put together and clean up a breeze. Store this Soba Noodle Salad in the refrigerator and it makes delicious leftovers for a couple of days. I just love dishes that I can put with other meals don’t you? It sure cuts down on the meal prep time.

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Soba Noodle Salad

This Soba Noodle Salad is a great recipe to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner.
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 8 mins
Total Time 28 mins
Servings 12
Author Julie Menghini

Ingredients

Salad

  • 9.5 oz package of Soba Noodles I choose organic, gluten free
  • 1 1/2 cups red pepper julienned (one large or two small peppers)
  • 1 1/2 cup snow peas
  • 5 green onions sliced thinly white and green parts, plus additional for garnish
  • 1 cup matchstick carrots
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (toasted if desired), and additional for garnish

Sesame Vinaigrette

  • 1/2 cup sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce reduced sodium preferred
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper more or less according to your heat tolerance

Instructions

  • Add soba noodles to rapidly boiling water. Cook for 4 minutes. Drain and remove to a bowl. Refrigerate and allow to chill.
  • Add sesame seeds to a skillet and heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned and aromatic. Remove seeds from skillet or seeds will continue to cook.
  • Steam red pepper and snow peas for 3 to 4 minutes. While steaming, prepare a cold-water bath by adding cold water and ice to a bowl. Add steamed vegetables to cold water. Drain when cooled.
  • Prepare vinaigrette by adding all ingredients to a jar or bowl. Shake or whisk to combine.
  • In a large bowl, combine noodles, steamed vegetables, matchstick carrots, green onion and sesame seeds.
  • Pour vinaigrette over salad until thoroughly coated.
  • Refrigerate any leftover vinaigrette or salad in a covered container.
  • This salad may be made a day in advance.

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 319mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 51.8% | Vitamin C: 39.4% | Calcium: 3.4% | Iron: 7.1%
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This Asian Inspired Soba Noodle Salad recipe is perfect to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner. HostessAtHeart.com

This Soba Noodle Salad is a great recipe to take to a potluck or for lunch at work. Add chicken or shrimp and you have a quick and delicious dinner. HostessAtHeart.com

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  1. apuginthekitchen says

    April 15, 2016 at 7:39 pm

    Julie this is a lovely salad. Sorry for the very late comment but I just found this in my junk folder along with many many other emails that I never saw. To say the least I am horrified and I apologize. I don’t know what is going on with my computer but I don’t like it and have to figure out what to do.

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    • Julie Menghini says

      April 16, 2016 at 1:18 pm

      My sister said my stuff was going into her junk folder too. I don’t know the answer to some of this. It seems like there is more and more junk, but you have to go through it so you don’t miss one of your friends posts. Too bad that such a thing even exists. I don’t understand doing something to just make peoples lives difficult. I am 360 degrees opposite.

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  4. Mila says

    March 19, 2016 at 2:25 am

    I’m another fan of soba noodles, but love when they are long! I really like such dishes which you can take with you somewhere and it will stay nice and still tasty! 🙂

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  5. Julianna says

    March 18, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    I am so with you on this one, Julie! Soba noodles are amazing and make the very best cold salads! Your recipe sounds wonderful and I will try it for sure! Thanks a bunch for bringing this to us at FF this week! 🙂

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  7. Jeff @ Make It Like a Man! says

    March 17, 2016 at 10:32 am

    I eat a lot of salads, but I don’t have one like this in my usual rotation. It has, for the most parts, ingredients that I commonly have around – except for the noodles … but I’m eager to buy some and try this.

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    • Julie Menghini says

      March 17, 2016 at 2:26 pm

      Thank you Jeff! It took me a while to try them because I wasn’t sure John would like them (he’s Italian and has pasta opinions). We loved them because they are really light and don’t get sticky in this recipe. I appreciate you stopping by!

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  14. Loretta says

    March 16, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    I’ve never tried the soba noodle Julie, but my word this dish does look good. You’ve been quite busy in the kitchen haven’t you? Great job! I’ll bet the sesame vinaigrette really worked wonders, loved all the ingredients. Roll on spring eh? From temps in the 80’s last week, we’re back to 50’s and 60’s.

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    • Julie Menghini says

      March 16, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      Thank you Loretta! I think you would love these noodles. In the 80’s? I think that’s just a bit warm for coming out of winter. I hope you’ve been having a great time in the gardens.

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