Best Japanese Somen Salad Recipes

Hainan Noodles/Japanese Somen Salad image

Provided by ladytan

Categories Asian

Time 25m

Yield 10-15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

205 g of japanese somen noodles (available in the Asian section of most supermarkets)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
water
ice (optional)
2 tablespoons chinese rice vinegar (optional)
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
sugar, to taste
cilantro
sliced sausage
roasted peanuts
potato chips
Brussels sprout
egg, fried (strips)
kamaboko (fish cake)
green onion
sliced sausage
lettuce

Steps:

Sauce:.
In a small bowl, mix rice vinegar, vinegar, and soy sauce together.
Add sugar to taste.
Noodles:.
Boil water with vegetable oil.
Put the noodles in the boiling water and cook for two minutes or until the noodles hand from your chopsticks.
Pour noodles in a colander to drain the water.
Put drained noodles in another large bowl and add add cold tap water or ice; Let noodles cool.
Prepare toppings and sauce.
Put the noodles in a serving bowl and top it off with your favorite toppings.
Pour sauce on the noodles and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87.7, Fat 1.5, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 578.4, Carbohydrate 15.4, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 0.1, Protein 2.7

Japanese somen salad image

Provided by Shirley Makekau

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pkg somen noodles
1 c char su pork, diced
1 medium cucumber, diced
4 stalks of green leaf onion,diced (green part)
1 small head of lettuce, thinly sliced
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 sheet nori or more if you prefer

Steps:

1. Cook somen noodles as directed in package when cooked place in a colender and run cold water over the noodles and let drain.
2. The dice the char su, cucumbers, leaf onions.
3. thinly slice the lettuce.
4. place the 3 eggs that have been slightly beaten in a medium heated skillet with oil and cook one side then flip over to the other side to cook.
5. take the cooked eggs out when done and cut into strips.
6. If you want the nori in it. cut the nori into small pieces.
7. NOW YOU ARE READY TO PUT TOGETHER YOUR SALAD!
8. Take out your platter and add the cooked somen noodles to cover the platter.
9. add in layers the lettuce, cucumbers, char su pork, nori, egg strips and leaf onion.
10. When ready to serve pour the dressing over it. Dressing recipe is listed below.
11. DRESSING: This needs to be made the night before you are going to use so the flavors blend.
12. 1/2 cup Japanese rice vinegar 1/2 cup shoyu sauce (soyu) 1/2 cup sugar ( I used brown sugar) 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 3/4 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
13. Place all in a small jar and shake up to mix well. Store in the refregerator untill ready to use.