Soba Noodle Salad

Name: Soba Noodle Salad
Ingredients: ⅓ cup rice vinegar; ¼ cup soy sauce; ¼ cup dashi or fat-free chicken stock; ¼ cup dashi or fat-free chicken stock; 4 ounces dried soba noodles; ½ cup finely julienned daikon or breakfast radishes; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; ¾ cup diagonally sliced green onions, both white and green parts; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; ½ cup finely julienned daikon or breakfast radishes; 1 cup loosely packed daikon radish sprouts; Japanese seven-spice powder (optional)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From the Earth to the Table

By John Ash

Published 1995

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Ingredients

Dressing

¼ cup dashi or fat-free chicken stock
¼ cup soy sauce
⅓

Method

To make the dressing: In a small bowl, combine the dashi, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and sesame oil.

To make the salad: In a large pot, bring 2 quarts lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Separate the noodles and drop them into the boiling water, stirring once or twice. When the water begins to boil, add 1 cup cold water. Repeat this procedure twice, cooking until the noodles