Best Soba Noodle Salad With Sweet Ginger Scallion Sauce Recipes

COLD SOBA NOODLES WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Cold Soba Noodles With Dipping Sauce image

In Japan, where it gets plenty hot in the summer, cold soba noodles, served with a dipping sauce, are a common snack or light meal. Soba are brown noodles, made from wheat and buckwheat, and the sauce is based on dashi, the omnipresent Japanese stock. You would recognize the smell of dashi in an instant, even if you have never knowingly eaten it. It's a brilliant concoction based on kelp, a seaweed and dried bonito flakes. It is also among the fastest and easiest stocks you can make, and its two main ingredients - which you can buy in any store specializing in Asian foods - keep indefinitely in your pantry. I would encourage you to try making it, though you can also use chicken stock (or instant dashi, which is sold in the same stores).

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, noodles, main course, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

Salt
1 cup dashi or chicken stock
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin or 1 tablespoon honey mixed with 1 tablespoon water
8 ounces soba noodles
Finely grated or minced ginger,
Minced scallions or toasted sesame seeds for garnish

Steps:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt it. Cook noodles until tender but not mushy. Drain, and quickly rinse under cold running water until cold. Drain well.
Combine dashi or stock, soy sauce and mirin. Taste, and add a little more soy if the flavor is not strong enough. Serve noodles with garnishes, with sauce on side for dipping (or spooning over).

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 233, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 1411 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram

BUDGET BYTES' GINGER SCALLION SOBA SALAD

Budget Bytes' Ginger Scallion Soba Salad image

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/09/ginger-scallion-soba-salad/ Budget Bytes is a website where the author creates, prepares and then photographs her recipes, all made for a cost of under $10 (in USA at least). She includes beautiful pictures and step by step instructions, the link the this recipe is above. I am adopting it to share the love, but I do encourage you to check out her website for MANY more amazing ideas. This recipe should be approx $8.30 to make, cheaper if you already have items or they are on special.

Provided by Satyne

Categories Asian

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

8 ounces soba noodles
3 medium green onions
3 inches fresh ginger
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 medium red bell pepper
1/2 lb carrot
8 ounces frozen shelled edamame

Steps:

First prepare the ginger scallion dressing. Peel the ginger and grate it straight into a bowl to catch the juices. Slice the green onions, tip to end. Add the vegetable oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and honey to the scallions and grated ginger. Set aside until you're ready to assemble the salad.
Put a medium pot of water on to boil. When it reaches a rolling boil, add the soba noodles and cook according to the package directions (boil for about 5 minutes or until al dente).
While you're waiting for the water to reach a boil (and for the noodles to cook once added), prepare the vegetables. Take the edamame out of the freezer and let thaw. Clean and slice the bell pepper and carrots into a thin matchsticks.
When the noodles are finished cooking, drain them in a colander until most of the water is gone. Do not rinse under cold water or else the dressing won't stick and your salad will be soggy. Immediately combine the noodles, vegetables, and ginger scallion dressing. Toss to coat with dressing and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.9, Fat 12.1, SaturatedFat 1.6, Sodium 670, Carbohydrate 41.1, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 5.8, Protein 11.7

SOBA SALAD

Soba Salad image

For most people, even experienced cooks, weeknight dinners are not so much a result of careful planning but of what's on hand - and what can be accomplished fairly quickly. Noodles of all kinds are easy and beloved. But soba noodles, a Japanese staple, are special: they usually take no more than 3 to 4 minutes to cook and, because they're made from buckwheat, have a slightly firm texture and a nutty flavor. Traditionally, soba are served hot and cold, making them a flexible partner for almost any fresh ingredients you have in the kitchen. In this case, they are paired with shelled frozen edamame, carrots and spinach and a light dressing.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories quick, salads and dressings, times classics, main course, side dish

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

Salt
freshly ground pepper
3 to 4 ounces soba noodles
1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
2 cups edamame (frozen are fine)
2 to 3 tablespoons soy sauce
Juice of one lime
2 tablespoons white or light miso
1 tablespoon mirin or 1 teaspoon sugar, or to taste
1 10-ounce package fresh spinach, washed and trimmed
1/4 cup chopped scallion
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

Steps:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Drop in the noodles and carrot and cook until tender, 2 to 4 minutes; add the edamame for about 15 to 30 seconds just to warm, then drain everything in a colander. Set aside.
In a large salad bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, lime juice, miso and mirin or sugar. Add spinach, noodles, carrot, edamame, scallion, and toss; then taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Garnish with grated ginger at the table.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 208, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 1134 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams

SALMON SOBA NOODLES WITH PONZU-SCALLION SAUCE

Salmon Soba Noodles With Ponzu-Scallion Sauce image

Quick-cooking, earthy soba noodles, made entirely from buckwheat or a combination of buckwheat and wheat flour, are perfect for easy weeknight dinners and can be enjoyed either chilled or in warm dishes. In this speedy noodle soup, dashi powder - an instant soup stock made from dried powdered bonito (skipjack tuna) that functions similarly to bouillon cubes - and subtly sweet cabbage help create a flavorful broth quickly. Salmon is thinly sliced and poached in the broth just before serving. A tangy and vibrant ponzu-scallion sauce balances the rich fatty fish, while grated daikon adds freshness, texture and a subtle bite.

Provided by Kay Chun

Categories dinner, weekday, weeknight, noodles, main course

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

8 ounces Napa cabbage, chopped into 1-inch pieces (3 packed cups)
2 tablespoons instant dashi powder (such as Hondashi, see Tip)
Salt and black pepper
12 ounces dry soba noodles
1 cup thinly sliced scallions
3 tablespoons ponzu
2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as safflower or canola oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
8 ounces firm tofu, cut into ½-inch cubes
1 pound center-cut skinless salmon fillet, halved down the center and each piece sliced crosswise ¼-inch thick
8 ounces daikon, peeled and finely grated (1 cup)

Steps:

In a large pot, combine cabbage, dashi powder and 8 cups of water, and bring to boil over high heat. Partially cover, reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender and flavors have melded, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Meanwhile, bring a separate pot of water to a boil and cook soba noodles according to package instructions. Drain and run under cool water to remove excess starch and to stop the cooking. Drain well and divide soba among 4 bowls.
In a small bowl, mix scallions with ponzu, oil and ginger and set aside. Once cabbage is tender, add tofu and bring broth back to a gentle simmer. Reduce heat to low and arrange salmon slices on top so that they're slightly overlapping and just covered by the broth. Cover and cook until salmon is just opaque throughout, 1½ to 2 minutes. (The fish will continue to cook off the heat.)
Divide broth and salmon among the 4 bowls. Top each serving with some of the grated daikon and spoon some of the ponzu-scallions sauce over the fish and broth. Serve warm with any remaining ponzu-scallion sauce on the side.