Classic Cold Soba

Cold, nutty soba noodles pair perfectly with a soy sauce and mirin dipping sauce.

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.

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.

Dinner Tonight: Minced Pork with Soba Noodles

The ingredient list was short and concise, and yet I was detecting all these other flavors that I couldn't place. It wasn't spicy or sweet—the taste was more complex and haunting, almost like a smoky aroma. It was addicting to say the least, but where did it come from? The secret is the high heat.

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}

Cold Somen Noodles with Dipping Sauce

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

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!

Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango Recipe | Cook the Book

This particular plate, a cool starter or perfect spring lunch, marries ingredients that seemingly have nothing to do with one another, namely mango and eggplant. But when the eggplant is charred and mixed with the nutty soba noodles and the tangy dressing, the mango brings the dish together with its sweet bursts of fruitiness boosting the salty, sour qualities of the noodles.

Ponzu-Ginger Dipping Sauce

This no-cook dipping sauce features ponzu, the citrus- and soy-spiked Japanese sauce, that's enlivened with ginger, scallions, and sesame oil. It's reminiscent of teriyaki, but substantially more complex. Try it with dumplings, simply cooked chicken, or steamed or roasted fish.

Spicy Peanut Noodle Salad With Cucumbers, Red Peppers, and Basil

I still have a soft spot for cold peanut noodles. These days, I make them with far fewer noodles and many more vegetables. Indeed, it's now more of a vegetable salad with a few noodles added in for textural contrast. A handful of fresh herbs rounds out the flavors.