Cold Soba Noodles Recipes

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).

Steps:

• Place soy sauce in a saucepan over medium heat, add brown sugar and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low, stir in molasses, and return to simmer. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add sesame oil, tahini, chili oil, and vinegar, and whisk to combine. Season to taste with salt, if desired.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a rapid boil. Add noodles, bring back to a boil, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they just begin to soften, about 3 minutes. (Soba noodles can overcook very quickly, so stay nearby.)
• Have ready a large bowl of iced water. Drain noodles, plunge in iced water, and drain again. Place in a colander and rinse well under cold running water. Combine noodles and sauce, toss well with scallions, and chill. Serve in small nests on lettuce-lined plates with Chopped Tofu and Parsley.

Steps:

• Cook the noodles in large pot of boiling unsalted water over medium heat until barely tender and still firm. Drain immediately and rinse with cold water until cold. Drain the noodles really well and transfer to a wide bowl; toss with the sesame oil so they don't stick together. Chill.
• In a blender combine the peanut oil, ginger, garlic, chili paste, lime juice, brown sugar, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, and hot water. Blend. Toss the noodles with the peanut sauce until well coated. Serve at room temperature or chilled; garnish with the sesame seeds, green onions, and cilantro.

Steps:

• Heat soy sauce until reduced by half.
• Turn to low and add molasses.
• Warm briefly and transfer to bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients except noodles.
• Add salt to taste.
• Boil noodles about 3 minutes.
• Drain and plunge in ice water.
• Drain and rinse.
• Combine with sauce and chill.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook soba noodles according to package directions until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately drain and place in a bowl of cold water to cool. Drain well.
• Combine cooled noodles, carrot, mango, cabbage, cilantro, mint, and Thai basil in a bowl.
• Whisk together lime juice, sesame oil, tamari, and Sriracha sauce in a separate bowl. Drizzle some of the dressing sparingly over the soba noodle salad, toss to cover, and taste. Repeat until you have reached the preferred amount of dressing. Garnish with chopped green onion and allow to stand about 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Cook peas in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain; transfer to a bowl of ice water. Let cool; drain and set aside.
• Bring pea pods and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until pods are softened, 20-30 minutes. Drain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard solids. Cover and chill pea stock until cold, about 30 minutes. (This is a great way to make use of vegetable trimmings, but you can use store-bought vegetable broth instead.)
• Whisk chile, kimchi juice, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ginger, sesame oil, and 1/2 tsp. chili oil into pea stock. Set stock mixture aside.
• Cook noodles in a pot of boiling salted water until tender. Drain and transfer to a bowl of ice water. Swish noodles around in the bowl with your hands to help them cool, then drain.
• Add noodles to bowl with reserved stock mixture along with radishes, pea shoots, tatsoi, and reserved peas and toss gently to combine. Divide noodles, vegetables, and stock mixture among bowls; top with eggs and scallions and drizzle with a little chili oil.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add soba noodles. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Cook noodles for 2-3 minutes.
• Drain and run under cold water until cool to touch.
• Add the noodles to a large bowl with the edamame, bell pepper and tofu.
• Place the almond butter and remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree sauce.
• Pour sauce over the noodles and toss to combine.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the soba, stir to prevent sticking, and cook according to package instructions until just tender. Rinse under cold water until the noodles are completely cold.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce: In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, maple syrup, lime juice, sesame oil, chile oil or hot sauce, and garlic. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and whisk until the sauce is a pourable consistency. Taste and add more chile oil or hot sauce as desired; set aside.
• Cut the zucchini or cucumber and radishes into 1/8-inch thick slices, then cut into thin matchsticks. Slice the peppers into 1/8-inch pieces. Place them all in a large bowl.
• Loosen the soba noodles by running them under some water, then allow to drain again. Add them to the vegetables, add the remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil and toss to combine.
• When you are ready to serve, drizzle with spicy peanut sauce and top with peanuts, scallions and cilantro. Serve immediately, with lime wedges alongside.

Steps:

• Combine sauce ingredients thoroughly.
• Toss cooked soba noodles (or spaghetti) with vegetables.
• Add sauce and combine to coat everything.
• (Since the flavors are so intense, I like my noodles a little on the"dry" side-- you can make this dish more"saucy" if you wish.) Add peanuts, adjust seasoning, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.