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Zaru soba (cold soba noodles)

Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles)

Ava Thompson
Enjoy the refreshing taste of cold soba noodles served with a flavorful dipping sauce, enhanced by spring onions and wasabi.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2 portions
Calories 400 kcal

Ingredients
  

Soba Noodles

  • 2 75g bundles of soba noodles

Dipping Sauce

  • 3 g kombu seaweed
  • 60 g soy sauce
  • 70 g mirin
  • 15 g bonito flakes
  • sliced spring onions
  • wasabi

Instructions
 

  • Infuse kombu in 200ml water for 30 minutes, then add soy sauce and mirin, boil, add bonito flakes, and cool.
  • Strain the dipping sauce once cooled and chill in the fridge.
  • Boil soba noodles as per package instructions. Reserve cooking water, rinse noodles under cold water, and drain.
  • Serve with spring onions and wasabi in the dipping sauce. Dip noodles and enjoy slurping! Use reserved cooking water in the dipping sauce after finishing noodles.

Notes

This dish is best enjoyed cold, and the reserved water can be consumed as a nourishing soup.
Keyword Noodles, Vegetarian