This cold noodle salad with Asian flavors is a zesty treat that goes great with barbecue chicken and a beer If youre feeling adventurous mix in 12 cup of shredded dried seaweed nori just before serving
Prep Time
1 hr
Dificult
Medium
Servings
1 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook soba noodles in boiling water until tender
about 5 minutes. Drain noodles in a colander
rinse with cold water
and set aside.
Pour rice vinegar
soy sauce
lime juice
and sesame oil into a large bowl. Mix in brown sugar
lime zest
garlic
and red pepper flakes; stir until sugar dissolves. Toss in carrot
cilantro
and peanuts until well combined.
Cut noodles into 3-inch lengths. Stir into carrot mixture. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Toss salad again before serving. If dry
splash with soy sauce and rice vinegar. Serve cold.
Tips
This dish has more of a Thai flavor. For a Japanese flavor
omit pepper flakes
peanuts
and cilantro. Add 1/4 cup of toasted sesame seeds.
You can substitute ramen noodles for soba.
