Soba noodles, a staple in Japanese cuisine, are thin buckwheat noodles known for their nutty flavor and chewy texture. In this article, we present a collection of soba noodle recipes that showcase the versatility of this ingredient. From a refreshing Soba Noodle Salad with Tofu, Avocado, and Snow Peas to a savory Soba Noodle Stir-Fry with Chicken and Vegetables, these recipes offer a range of flavors and cooking techniques. Whether you're looking for a light and healthy meal or a hearty and satisfying dish, these soba noodle recipes are sure to satisfy.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
SOBA NOODLES WITH TOFU, AVOCADO, AND SNOW PEAS
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring the ginger, chile, sugar, and 1/3 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until ginger and chile are soft, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the ginger and chile to a bowl; set aside. Reserve syrup.
- Make the dressing: In a shallow bowl, whisk together the lime juice, soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons reserved syrup. Add the tofu; toss to coat. Set aside.
- In a pot of boiling water, cook the noodles according to package instructions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl. Add the peas; drizzle with the oil and 1 tablespoon dressing. Toss to coat; let cool.
- To serve, add the cucumber, chives, tofu, and dressing to the bowl; toss to combine. Divide among plates; top with the avocado and reserved ginger and chile. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Fit to eat recipe
- (Per serving)
- Calories: 547
- Fat: 20g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Carbohydrate: 75g
- Sodium: 822mg
- Protein: 28g
- Fiber: 7g
CHILLED SOBA WITH TOFU AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS
Steps:
- Make sauce:
- Simmer mushroom in water in a small saucepan, covered, 15 minutes. Add kombu and barely simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large glass measure, pressing on and discarding solids. Return 2 cups liquid (add water if necessary) to saucepan. Add soy sauce, mirin, ponzu, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in sesame oil, then cool in pan in a large ice bath.
- Cook noodles and vegetables:
- Blanch sugar snaps in a large pot of unsalted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large colander set in ice bath to stop cooking. Lift colander to drain. Transfer sugar snaps to a bowl. Meanwhile, return water to a boil. Blanch spinach until just wilted, about 30 seconds, then cool and drain in same manner. Squeeze out excess water. Add to sugar snaps.
- Return water to a boil.
- Add noodles and cook according to package directions, stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain in colander and rinse with cold water. Cool in ice bath until very cold (add more ice to water as necessary). Drain well.
- Carefully drain tofu and pat dry. Cut into 3/4-inch cubes.
- Whisk sauce, then pour 1 1/2 cups sauce into a large bowl. Add noodles, sugar snaps, spinach, and half of scallions and toss. Serve in shallow bowls, topped with tofu, remaining scallions, and ginger. Drizzle with some of remaining sauce and serve remainder on the side.
SOBA NOODLES WITH TOFU, AVOCADO AND SNOW PEAS
I think this is from Martha Stuart Living magazine but have no idea what issue. Tasty and pretty easy to make. Note if you are new to eating tofu- the tofu is marinated but raw.
Provided by VegSocialWorker
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring ginger, chile, sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until ginger and chile are soft- about 5 minutes.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer ginger and chile to a bowl; set aside. Reserve syrup.
- Make dressing: in a shalow bowl, whisk together lime juice, soy sauce, and a tsp of reserved syrup. Add tofu, and toss to coat. Set aside.
- In a pot of boiling water, cook the noodles according to package instructions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl. Add peas; drizzle with oil and 1 Tbsp dressing. Toss to coat and let cool.
- To serve, add cucumber and chives to bowl along with tofu and dressing; toss to combine. Divide among plates; top with avocado and reserved ginger and chile. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 456.8, Fat 15.4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Sodium 770.4, Carbohydrate 68.8, Fiber 6.1, Sugar 16.2, Protein 19.9
SWEET AND SPICY TOFU WITH SOBA NOODLES
If you don't cook tofu often (or even if you do), this unfussy tofu dish is for you: There's no flour-dredging or shallow-frying, and no marinating at all. As long as you pat the tofu dry (a bit fussy, but not by much), the vegetable oil's high smoke point will yield crisp edges, while the sesame oil imparts flavor, putting you well on your way to making tofu taste great. What's more, a ginger-and-garlic-laced soy sauce coats noodles and tofu alike, giving you chopstick after chopstick of toothsome pleasure. Serve these warm or cold, and be generous with the cool, crispy vegetables on top, especially for summer picnics where you can stretch this to serve 6 or even 8 as a side.
Provided by Sarah Copeland
Categories dinner, weekday, noodles, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Drain the tofu in a colander, or dry on paper-towel lined plate while you prep the remaining ingredients, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a small pot of water to a boil for the soba noodles.
- Cut tofu into 1-inch cubes. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil. When the oil shimmers, add the tofu in a single layer, in batches if needed and cook until golden on all sides, turning as needed when the tofu releases easily from the pan, about 8 to 10 minutes total. Lift the tofu out of the pan with a spatula and transfer to a new paper-towel-lined plate.
- Meanwhile, cook the soba in boiling water for 5 to 8 minutes (or according to package directions), until just al dente, stirring frequently. Drain and rinse in cold water until the noodles no longer feel sticky.
- Add garlic, ginger and whites of the onions to the skillet, along with the remaining tablespoon sesame oil, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until the oil is fragrant, stirring constantly, about 1 minute.
- Add cooked and drained soba noodles to the pan, along with soy sauce, sugar, black pepper, red pepper and reserved green onions; toss together until the noodles are coated. Gently toss in the tofu until all the pieces are covered in the sauce.
- Remove from the heat, and sprinkle cucumber, radish and cilantro on top. Serve warm or at room temperature, with lime.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 607, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 66 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 35 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 1652 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SOBA NOODLE SOUP
A bowl of soba is a beautiful, exotic and delicious centerpiece for a Japanese meal: the not-too-soft, nutty buckwheat noodles sitting in a mahogany broth - dashi - that's as clear and glossy as beef consommé, not only salty and umami-complex but sweet as well. My favorite variety, tamago toji, is egg-topped. When it's made right, the egg is almost foamy, soft-scrambled and tender, deliciously flavored by the dashi, a bit of which it absorbs.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, soups and stews, appetizer
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the oven (or a toaster oven) to 300. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. In another large pot, bring 10 cups of water to a boil; stir in the bonito flakes, turn off the heat and steep for 10 minutes, no more. Strain into a large bowl; discard the flakes.
- Put the soy sauce, mirin, sugar and a pinch of salt in the pot you used to make the broth; bring to a boil. Let it boil for a minute, then add the bonito stock; bring it back to a boil, and transfer 6 cups to a separate pot and keep hot. (This will be the broth for the soup; what remains is for cooking the eggs.) Toast the nori in the oven until slightly crisp, about 5 minutes. Cut into quarters and set aside. Crack the eggs into a bowl or a large measuring cup with a spout and beat until frothy.
- Cook the noodles in the boiling water until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes, then drain, quickly rinse under cold running water and drain again. Put a portion of noodles into each of four soup bowls. Using a circular pouring motion, slowly stream the eggs, 1/3 at a time, into the smaller amount of boiling broth; as the first third sets, add the second; as the second sets, add the third, then turn off the heat and let the eggs sit for a minute. In the meantime ladle the stock (the one without the eggs in it) over the noodles. Use a slotted spoon to scoop a portion of the egg into each bowl, garnish with the nori and scallions and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 544, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 95 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 30 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 3861 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
STIR-FRIED SNOW PEAS WITH SOBA
Snow peas are a great source of fiber, vitamin K, calcium and vitamin C.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course
Time 10m
Yield Serves four
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat the peanut butter for 10 seconds in a microwave to make it easier to mix. Combine with the soy sauce, vinegar, hot red pepper oil, cayenne, half the garlic and ginger, salt and pepper. Whisk together. Whisk in the sesame oil and broth. Set aside.
- Heat the canola or peanut oil in a wok or a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, and add the snow peas. Stir-fry for one to two minutes, and add the scallions and remaining garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for 20 seconds, and add the tofu (if using). Stir-fry for one to two minutes, then stir in the noodles and sauce. Toss together until the noodles are hot, and remove from the heat. Add the radishes and cilantro, stir together, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 377, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 53 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 725 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SOBA NOODLES WITH TOFU, AVOCADO, AND SNOW PEAS
Soba Noodles with Tofu, Avocado, and Snow Peas makes for a delicious, nutritious lunch. Soba noodles are made with buckwheat flour, which is an excellent source of fiber and protein.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring ginger, chile, sugar, and 1/3 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until ginger and chile are soft, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer ginger and chile to a bowl; set aside. Reserve syrup.
- Make dressing: In a shallow bowl, whisk together lime juice, soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons reserved syrup. Add tofu, and toss to coat. Set aside.
- In a pot of boiling water, cook the noodles according to package instructions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl. Add peas; drizzle with oil and 1 tablespoon dressing. Toss to coat; let cool.
- To serve, add cucumber and chives to bowl along with the tofu and dressing; toss to combine. Divide among plates; top with avocado and reserved ginger and chile. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 547 g, Fat 20 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 28 g, Sodium 822 g
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your dish.
- Don't overcook the soba noodles. They should be cooked al dente, with a slightly chewy texture.
- If you don't have mirin, you can substitute a mixture of rice vinegar and sugar.
- If you don't have snow peas, you can use other vegetables such as broccoli, snap peas, or asparagus.
- Feel free to add other ingredients to your soba noodle bowl, such as cooked chicken, shrimp, or vegetables.
Conclusion:
Soba noodle bowls are a delicious, healthy, and versatile meal that can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own liking. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give soba noodle bowls a try.
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