Chicken salad with soba noodles

This chilled salad makes a perfect summer starter for six, or it would make a lunchtime Main course for three or four. Soba noodles, usually made from a combination of buckwheat and wheat flours, are a staple ingredient in many Japanese kitchens, served either cold in salads or in noodle soups. Green tea noodles, also Japanese and made from wheat flour and powdered green tea, make a stunning alternative.