Spiced Vegetable Somen Recipe

Spiced Vegetable Somen

My adaptation of the Japanese noodle salads. The Redergize salad from the food truck garage changed the way I saw salads. I have concluded that salads, rather than a cooked meal, can outplay the taste buds. I have, now, stocked up on quinoa and somen noodles, amongst other items, to make quick weekday lunches and dinners. This is a quick weekday lunch which can be had cold as well.

Recipe by Joey

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients

• 1 bundle Somen noodles
• 1 cup shredded vegetables like carrots, cabbage, red cabbage
• 2 spring onions chopped
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 4 dry red chillies (adjust as per spice level desired)
• 2.5 tbsp soya sauce
• 1.5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves for garnish

How I made the Somen Noodle Salad

1. Cook the somen noodles as per the instructions on the pack.
2. Blitz together the garlic, soya sauce, red chillies and oil.
3. Mix in the maple syrup into the above blitzed mixture.
4. Mix in the vegetables and the noodles.
5. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and garnish with coriander leaves. 

Best had cold.