Japanese Chilled Somen Noodles with Dipping Sauce

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This mentsuyu recipe is perfect for cold soba noodles. A tasty blend of soy sauce, mirin, sake & dashi, this sauce is light, refreshing & ready in minutes!

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

If you want a QUICK and EASY lunch ready in 5 MINUTES, you need to try my Cold Soba Noodle Dipping Sauce. All you need to make Soba Noodle Dipping Sauce is three simple ingredients, dashi stock, soy sauce, and mirin. I love having Soba Noodles for lunch because it is fast, healthy, and delicious. I always pre-make a jar of Soba Noodles Dipping Sauce at the start of the week to save time and have lunch ready in less than 5 minutes!

After a week filled with gunmetal skies, blustery winds and neverending drizzle, the sun decided to pop up and give us a couple of Indian summer days in Seattle. Inspired by the warm(er) weather…

Craving a light and refreshing chilled noodle dish on a hot summer day? Try my Cold Somen Noodles served with grated ginger, scallion, and a savory soy-based dipping sauce called tsuyu. Optionally, you can add various vegetables and proteins to this cooling dish to make it a more filling meal. {Vegan Adaptable}

cold somen noodles

Hot and humid Japanese summers call for light, refreshing ‘stamina’ foods to help you keep your cool. These very fine wheat noodles are served cold, sometimes over ice with a salty dipping sauce on the side which is sometimes seasoned with refreshing, appetite stimulating and fatigue combatting rice vinegar. Nutrient rich and cooling condiments are often added and in recent years sweet, ripe tomatoes have become a popular addition to somen dishes.