Summery Soba Salad
Ingredients
1 handful of green tea soba noodles
1 bunch spinach, washed and shredded
2 tomatoes per person, sliced thinly
1 cucumber, peeled & sliced thinly
dressing (for vegetables)
1 TB miso paste
1 TB water
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp shoyu, tamari, or soy sauce
1/2 tsp ponzu*
1/2 tsp mirin*
1/2 tsp salt
1. boil the noodles, drain and rinse in cold water.
2. combine the dressing ingredients until smooth.
3. serve the noodles & salad in an aesthetically pleasant pattern. Drizzle with dressing.
* green tea soba, aslo known as Cha-Soba
* Ponzu sauce has citrus as a base, and sometimes shoyu.
* Mirin is a sweet, low-alcohol rice wine.