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.

Eggplant Rice Bowl (Donburi)

A vegetarian rice bowl featuring savory and sweet eggplant, crisp-tender stir-fried vegetables, and quick cucumber pickles. Store-bought Japanese garnishes make it even more exciting—with no extra work.

Beef Soba Noodles with Green Beans

A fabulous fusion Japanese dish - an amazing subtle dressing that matches perfectly with juicy slices of beef and the noodles. Served at room temperature, this is a fantastic dish for summer! {15 minute meal}

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.

Michael Natkin's Soba Noodles in Shiitake-Shoyu Broth with Spring Vegetables

This vegetarian stock uses kombu, dried shiitakes, leeks, ginger, garlic, and soy to recreate the deep flavors of the decidedly un-veggie friendly inspiration.

Soba Salad With Seaweed, Cucumbers, and Asparagus

This simple and refreshing pasta salad is made with soba (buckwheat) noodles, raw cucumber, lightly cooked asparagus, and wakame seaweed. It's tossed in a lemon-soy vinaigrette with sesame oil, sesame seeds, and a hit of fresh ginger.

Thai Prawn, Mango and Avocado Noodle Salad

This Prawn, Mango and Avocado Salad with Noodles is perfect for balmy summer days. Great no cook meal! recipetineats.com

Skillet Rice Noodle Bowl with Shrimp and Vegetables

A Vietnamese-style noodle salad with a fish sauce-based dressing, carrots, cucumbers, and shrimp.

Vietnamese Citrus and Noodle Salad With Fresh Herbs and Fried Yuba (Tofu Skin)

Crispy fried tofu skin, rice noodles, handfuls of herbs, and crunchy, fresh vegetables combine for a light-yet-hearty salad with a huge variety of textures and flavors, all dressed with a punchy lime, garlic, and chile dressing.

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.