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Soba Noodle Salad with Chicken and Sesame Recipe

Recipe by: donrmath

"This tasty salad with Japanese buckwheat noodles is both quick and healthy; great for lunch or dinner. Most larger supermarkets have buckwheat soba noodles in the Asian food section."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep20 m
  • Cook7 m
  • Ready In27 m
  • 1Whisk rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, sesame oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, and ginger together in a large bowl until dressing is combined.
  • 2Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add soba noodles, stir, and return water to a boil. Boil noodles until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain noodles in a colander under cold running water until cool, about 1 minute.
  • 3Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breast pieces until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 2 to 4 minutes. Add garlic, salt, and pepper; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
  • 4Toss soba noodles, chicken, celery, carrot, red pepper, cilantro, green onion, and sesame seeds together with dressing in large bowl.
Footnotes
  • Cook's Note:
  • I use yamaimo soba, a buckwheat soba that contains yamaimo, a japanese mountain yam.
Ingredients
  • 3 servings
  • 339 cals
  • Dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
  • 4 ounces buckwheat soba noodles
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin bite-size strips
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 rib celery, sliced (optional)
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    339
    17%
  • Fat:
    15.2
    23%
  • Carbs:
    38.3
    12%
  • Protein:
    15.5
    31%
  • Cholesterol:
    23
    8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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