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Cold Soba Noodle Salad Recipe. Noodle Salad Bowl with Peppers, Carrots, Zucchini, Green Onion and Sesame Lime Ginger Dressing. Refreshing Summer Salad. Vegan Nutfree. Gluten-free Option, Soy-free Option. Jump to Recipe
Its been Very hot in the PNW last few weeks and standing near the hot stove to cook is not fun. Light meals that can be made ahead, work out best. This noodle salad is a perfect light dinner or lunch. It can be made ahead and is very refreshing. These soba noodles are also great to take to potlucks or to eat outside enjoying the sunny summer evening.
Cook the noodles, toss in oil to keep them from getting sticky. Chop the veggies, mix the dressing, toss with noodles and done! Change up the veggies, add some tofu or edamame, change up the dressing with some peanut butter for a peanut dressing for variations. Chill the dressing for a bit so the ginger can infuse the dressing as well get slightly pickled in the lime + vinegar to take the raw edge off.
This noodle salad is Easy, Quick and so Delicious.
More Summer Meals from the blog
- Tuscan Pasta Salad with Vegan Feta. GFoption
- BBQ Tofu and Veggie Bowl. GF
- Black Bean Corn Salad (Elote style) – GF
- Peanut Butter Roasted Cauliflower Bowl. GF
- Sour Cream Roasted Potato Cauliflower Chickpea Bowl GF
- Deconstructed Summer Roll Bowl. GF
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Cold Soba Noodle Salad Recipe with Sesame Lime Ginger Dressing
Ingredients
Sesame Lime Ginger Dressing:
- Juice of half a lime, (full lime if the lime is small or less juicy)
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- 1 tsp sesame oil, , plus more for coating noodles
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce, (use tamari for gluten-free, coconut aminos for soyfree)
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1.5 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp asian chile sauce (sambal oelek), or sriracha or other hot sauce to taste
Noodle Salad:
- 7 to 8 oz Soba noodles, , use pure buckwheat soba or rice noodles for gluten-free
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 6 or 7 green onions, .green parts chopped, divided
- 1 zucchini or cucumber thinly sliced
- Sesame seeds, , green onion, cilantro/mint (optional), crushed roasted peanuts/cashews(optional) for garnish
- optional additions: edamame, , baked tofu, other crunchy veggies etc.
Instructions
- Mix the dressing ingredients in a bowl. Taste and adjust sweet, heat, tang(lime). Chill for 15 mins.
- Cook the noodles according to instruction on the package. (Simmer in boiling water for 4 to 5 mins for the wheat + buckwheat soba). Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Add the noodles to a bowl and add a tsp of oil or sesame oil and toss to coat.
- Add the veggies and half of the green onions to the bowl.
- Add the dressing to the bowl and toss well.
- Taste and adjust. Add salt or soy sauce for saltier, a bit more sweetener if needed, lime or vinegar for tang.
- Garnish with green onions, crushed nuts(optional) and sesame seeds (optional). Chill and serve.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This salad was awesome – one of the best I’ve tried. Not being vegan, I did it as a side dish with sous vide salmon and it went superbly. Used cucumber, not zucchini and added sliced snow peas for a bit more veg.
So glad you like the salad recipe!
Very easy. This is the second time I’ve made it. I make it for my vegan partner. (And I sneak some to monitor quality control).
The dressing is the star! And additions are only limited by your taste and imagination.
My partner adds crushed peanuts, mint, tarragon and tofu (I’m smoking tofu on my pellet smoker as I write).
This is now our house cold noodle salad! Thanks for sharing!
🌟 🌟 smoked tofu! sounds great
If I don’t have maple syrup, what should I use instead, and how much of that?
youu could try agave or brown rice syrup (same amount)
Very versatile recipe, have made it several times for family and friends always with success… this is a keeper
Awesome
Loved the simplicity of this recipe, and the endless variations using the tasty dressing as a base.
I’d love to hear about some of youur variations!
Hello Richa
Great work you have here. I recently considered not cooking noodles again because it was getting rather bland. Your Cold Soba noodle salad recipe looks very enticing, though. Any dish with ginger has my love. I am definitely trying it out soon.
I hope that you like it!!
I’ve made this salad three times, and it’s delicious! I’ll switch up the veggies a bit, but don’t mess with the noodles and dressing. A real keeper!
don’t mess with these sesame noodles! 😂
How long will this last in the fridge?
3 days
COLD SOBA NOODLE SALAD RECIPE is full of LOL am so happy to taste it
Am tried this in my last weekend it so yummy
am share it to
😆 😂
Excellent and easy
Awesome! Please do add a rating when you make again!