Cold Somen Noodles with Dipping Sauce

Sometimes noodles, served in a bowl over ice, are the best way to beat the heat.

Dinner Tonight: Cold Soba Salad with Peppers and Ponzu Dressing

I don't always have the best luck with cold soba. At its worst, the soba comes out gummy and water-logged. The key is to start with a very simple dish like this one. The soba is boiled, drained in a colander, then rinsed under cold water. Just make sure to let it drain again after the rinse—this solved most of my issues. Some sauteed shrimp or tofu would help bulk this out if you were really hungry, but it's absolutely perfect for those in need of a light summer meal.

Cold soba with dipping sauce (Memil-guksu: 메밀국수)

Memil-guksu is a simple and refreshing summer recipe you will love. It's a cold soba dish served with a delicious dipping sauce. It's easy to prepare and cools you right down!

Cold Soba Noodles With Kale, Avocado, and Miso-Sesame Dressing

Cold buckwheat noodles and finely chopped kale are tossed together with silky bites of wakame, crunchy bean sprouts, creamy avocado and a sesame-miso dressing for a healthy and light dinner that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking'

Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat proclaim that this duck and soba dish in their new cookbook, Japanese Soul Cooking, is one of their favorites. What's not to like? Hot soba noodles are served in a warm dashi and soy broth with slivers of perfectly cooked duck breast and green onions fried in duck fat. A final dollop of wasabi is a key accent, brightening the flavor of the rich bird. Best of all, it's an impressive-looking dish that isn't much harder than boiling a pot of noodles.

Bukkake Udon (Japanese Cold Noodles With Broth)

Japanese chilled udon noodles, served with a soy-based broth and toppings like grated ginger, a soft-cooked egg, and scallions, keeps you cool and fed in the summertime.

Cold Sesame Noodles

Chewy, slippery, cold noodles come together in a flash thanks to the superior binding properties of potato starch

Cold Sesame Noodles, An Old Chinese favorite

These cold sesame noodles are quick and easy to make, especially if you store a batch of sauce in a jar in your refrigerator.

Sour Spicy Cold Noodles (酸辣冷面)

This Chinese suān là (酸辣), or sour spicy cold noodles recipe is both refreshing and deeply satisfying on a hot summer day.

Cold Yibin-Style Noodles

A nutty Sichuanese-style Chinese noodle dish with chile oil and preserved mustard greens.