Soba Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• 1 pack soba buckwheat noodle
• ½ cup shredded carrots
• 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and julienned
• 1 small cucumber, julienned
• For the dressing:
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp brown rice vinegar
• 2 Tbsp mirin
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp toasted black sesame seeds
• Garnish (optional):
• Handful bean sprouts
• A little grated red cabbage

Instructions

• Boil soba noodles, following the package instructions. It usually takes around 8 minutes to boil soba.
• Drain and cool soba noodles in cold running water. Drain well and set aside.
• Mix all the ingredients for dressing in a small bowl.
• Place soba noodles, carrot, yellow bell pepper, and cucumber in a large bowl.
• Pour the dressing over them and mix well.
• Sprinkle with the black sesame seeds. You can also add bean sprouts and a little grated red cabbage for extra colour and texture!