Spring has officially arrived and I’m almost starting to believe it. It might only be twelve degrees outside, but the sun is shining and one by one the trees are slowly coming into bloom. In many ways, spring is my favourite season and this soba noodle salad, with a zesty ponzu-inspired dressing, edamame soybeans and avocado, might just be my favourite way to celebrate the start of nature’s return to life.
Ingredients (for 2):
200 g Japanese soba or Korean buckwheat noodles
4 tbsp light soy sauce
zest of 1 unwaxed organic lime
juice of 1/2 lime and a slice of lime to serve
1 avocado, thinly sliced
2 big handfuls of frozen edamame pods
toasted sesame seeds
a bit of white radish cress (or another type of cress)
- Put the frozen edamame pods in boiling water for a few minutes, then drain, rinse with cold water and shell them.
- Make the ponzu by combining the soy sauce, lime zest and juice.
- Boil the soba noodles al dente according to the package (3 minutes in my case) and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
- Toss the noodles with the ponzu and the edamame and divide them on two plates.
- Top off with sliced avocado, toasted sesame seeds, cress and a squeeze of lime.
Very interesting! I recently had soba noodles for the first time and I really liked them. Thanks for the inspiration on another way to make them!
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Thanks, Eva! They’re really nice, aren’t they? I really like them too. In my opinion they’ve got a really nice flavour and texture that makes them more interesting than regular wheat noodles.
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Oh yeah, a lot more flavour. I like to make them with peppers and mushrooms and they’re delicious 🙂
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That sounds very good too! Must try that some time.
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Gorgeous dish and so simple as well!
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Thanks, Annika! I personally love dishes like that. Sometimes, a few good ingredients are really all you need to make something delicious.
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Love the colors on the plate and the photos you used!
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Thanks and I was thinking the exact same thing when I was shelling those edamame beans: that green colour is so pleasing!
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Soba, avocado, sesame and edamame are a match made in heaven – perfectly complimentary flavours and textures! I make something similar but haven’t made it for ages – thanks for the reminder!
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I know right, so simple and so good 🙂
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Yum! I just bought some soba noodles so definitely going to try this out!
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Sounds like perfect timing, haha!
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Very much so! Haha
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Wonderful green “n” grey salad!
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Thanks, Megala! 🙂
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