<i>Soba</i> Salad

Soba is a Japanese buckwheat noodle with a bit of nutty flavor. The cooked soba noodle is tossed with a colorful variety of fruits and veggies with light dressing. Serve this salad as a side to complete your meal or enjoy it as a light lunch.

Ingredients (serves 2):

To Prepare Separately:

7 oz. soba noodle, dried
18 cherry tomatoes
Handful of kale sprouts or any sprouts of your choice
Handful of watercress
Handful of enoki mushrooms
2 radishes

Dressing:

2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. rice vinegar
2 Tbsp. mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. honey

1

In a large pot, bring water (not in the ingredients) to boil and cook soba noodle for 5-7 minutes or according to the package directions.

4

Cut cherry tomatoes into halves, cut watercress and enoki mushroom into bite-size portions. Slice radishes, thinly.

5

In a small pot, bring water (not included in the ingredients list) to boil and blanch enoki mushrooms for 30 seconds. Chill mushrooms with cold water (not included in the ingredients list) and drain.

7

Mix dressing ingredients in a small bowl and pour over the salad.

Soba Salad