Name: Healthy Soba Noodle Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200 g soba noodles; 2 cups purple or white cabbage (finely shredded, approx. 150 gr); 2 cups carrot (finely shredded, approx. 150 gr); 3 spring onions (finely sliced); 2 tbsp sesame seeds (white / black or both); 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or a few extra tablespoons of sesame oil); 50 ml sesame oil (approx 4 tbsp); 50 ml tamari (or soy sauce -approx 4 tbsp); 50 ml apple cider vinegar (approx 4 tbsp)

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Stuck for ideas when it comes to bringing a ‘side salad’ over to someone’s house for dinner? Then you have to try this Healthy Soba Noodle Salad! Bouncy noodles, crunchy slaw and a bit of tang from the dressing. Great to accompany roast meats, a BBQ or even better seafood. A healthy salad that you can make in a flash!

Only a handful of ingredients for this healthy soba noodle salad

Ingredients needed for this Healthy Soba Noodle Salad

All you need for this fresh and Healthy Soba Noodle Salad:

Soba Noodles

I love these noodles, and they are so good for you! They are made usually of buckwheat and wheat flour. Buckwheat is high in protein and give the noodles a nuttier taste.

Soba noodles are delicious to eat cold, warm or hot. The trick with these is to cook them exactly as per the packet instructions, I like to use Hakubaku Organic Soba Noodles or Kura Soba Noodles.

Tip: Because they have less gluten than normal noodles or pasta – they are less forgiving if you overcook them, and they easily get very soft and will break.

After boiling them, immediately run them under cold water to stop the cooking and put a little of vegetable oil to stop them from sticking together.

Shredded Carrot, Cabbage & Spring Onions

I like to use purple or white cabbage or a mixture of both. Together with the carrot they give a lovely crunch to the salad.

Finely sliced spring onions or scallions add some additional taste to the dish as well as a pop of colour.

Tip: From the supermarket you can also find already finely sliced bags of carrot and cabbage for coleslaw! You can use a whole 400g bag of those if you don’t want to have to shred by hand! I do when I do not have the time 🙂

Sesame Seeds

I like to use a mixture of black and while sesame seeds for a pop of colour, but you can use either!

Dressing Ingredients for this Healthy Soba Noodle Salad

Tamari – you can substitute for soy sauce if that is all you have at hand. I like to use Tamari as a healthier swap as it contains less sodium than soy sauce.
Sesame Oil
Apple Cider Vinegar

How to make this Healthy Soba Noodle Salad

Cook Soba Noodles

Cook the soba noodles as per packet directions and cool immediately under cold water.

Place the cooked soba noodles in a large bowl and add a few tablespoons of sesame or vegetable oil to stop them from sticking together and combine. You can read more about How to Cook Perfect Soba Noodles on my post HERE.

Make Dressing

In a small bowl, mix the Tamari, Sesame Oil and Apple Cider Vinegar and set aside.

Combine and Serve

Combine the sliced Spring Onions/Scallions, sliced cabbage and carrot to the noodles and add the dressing.

Add the sesame seeds and gently combine with the rest of the salad.

Serve immediately and enjoy!

Serving and Storage Suggestions

The Salad once dressed is best served immediately. If you are not planning to serve the salad immediately do not add the dressing till right before serving.

You can also make this up to a day in advance by keeping the noodles, vegetables and dressings in separate containers and combining just before serving.

If the noodles have stuck together – you can gently re-heat them for 20 seconds in the microwave before combining with the other ingredients.

Loved this recipe? Want more?

Check out more of my Salad Recipes like my Balsamic and Maple Glazed Pumpkin Salad and my Black Rice Salad.

Like buckwheat pasta? You will enjoy this Healthy Buckwheat Pasta with Potatoes, Kale & Parmesan!

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