Hope June is treating you well. So far, it has been pouring down rain, thunder and lightening in Orlando. Not a perfect setting for summer grilling at all. But definitely sets the mood for a bowlful of warm soba noodle chicken salad with lingering hints of spring.
I usually love hot meal or cold leafy + greens salads. The idea of noodles in a warm salad was off-putting when I first tasted it. But the longer the noodles sits into the dressing, the more flavors it develops.
So, I caved in.
And what’s not to love when lunch is just as easy as boil, drain, toss and serve?
A very tempting deal that’s almost impossible to pass up 😉
It’s usually hot meals for me, or foods has to be reheated (with the exception of cold leafy+greens salad). Unless this warm soba noodle chicken salad which is best eaten slightly warm or at room temperature.
Go ahead and have it cold — but please convince me in doing so 😉
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cooked soba noodles
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 chicken breast, cooked & cubed
- 2/3 cup shelled edamame
- 1/2 lbs asparagus, sliced diagonally
Garnish: toasted sesame seeds
Sriracha-ginger dressing:
- 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tsp sriracha
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
Directions:
- Cook soba noodles based on manufacturer’s directions. Drain noodles, stir in sesame oil to avoid noodles sticking and set aside.
- In some boiling, salted water add shelled edamame and sliced asparagus to cook for 1 minute. Drain and immediately “shock” into a bowl filled with icy cold water. Drain, pat dry and keep aside.
- In a huge bowl, add all ingredients for dressing. Stir to combine. Toss in warm soba noodles, cubed chicken, edamame and asparagus. Toss to combine.
- Serve immediately topped with toasted sesame seeds.
Off to gobble it all up before the Husband gets to it — hot or cold, does it even matter at this point of urgency?
Have a great day, friends.
Do you love cold noodle salads? Or are you a picky eater like myself when it comes to food temperatures? 😀
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Oh, yum! What a fantastic, healthy lunch or light dinner. Love it!
Amy — thanks dear and yes, it’s yummy and healthy 🙂
I would dunk my noodles in Sriracha and hot for sure.
What is up with the weather right, it’s chilly here in SF too..:(
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Ash — I would too! and what is up with the weather at SF??!? Mind boggling 😀
A bowl of happiness…My chopsticks want to dig in these noodles.
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You recently posted..Coconut Rolls (Pão Doce com Coco): Life is better with sweets!!
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i dont mind noodles served any temperature. fantastic idea for soba.
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Dixya — a little reheating would be required for me 😀
Hot or cold either way, I love soba! Such a lovely light dish Kiran!
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Kari — slightly warm for me, please? 😀
I would actually love some shower, it’s so dry out here at this time of the year. As for soba noodles, I love it. It’s not only easy and quick but always so healthy!
Kankana — i’ll send some your way 😉
A beautiful and scrumptious salad! A great hot weather dish.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thanks my sweet friend 🙂
It has been raining here also but the last 5 days the weather has stabilized and it looks and feels like summer. Although temperature has risen quite high here I would love to try this beautiful salad Kiran!
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Wow! Those Soba noodles look delicious. Minus the chicken, I could eat a bowlful of that and feel good! 🙂
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Mallika — thanks and yes, minus the chicken is just as delish! perhaps adding more vegetables or tofu? 🙂
Kiran, it’s one of the most wonderful Japanese-inspired salads I have ever seen. I love buckwheat and soba noodles too of course and now that it’s horribly hot and moist I am starting to crave soba and even were planning to go and buy some today… I will certainly prepare your salad soon. I love all the ingredients and this lively colour is irresistible.
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Well how adorable is that burlap storage container in the first picture… What a wonderful dish.. Sounds so light….
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Mr & Mrs P — thanks, and i got it from Home Goods 🙂
It has been raining here in Maine as well. Your noodle chicken salad would be a lovely meal in any weather.
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Karen — totally agree. keep yourself warm 🙂
Couldn’t possible have this cold but room temperature for sure for me please.
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Wizzy — my exact sentiments 😉
I absolutely LOVE salads with soba noodles! Thanks for the reminder!
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Gina — you are welcome 🙂
I prefer hot foods because to me and I think it’s an inherent Indian thing, that dinner should always be hot! But I do like salads for dinner, especially when it’s hot and I don’t want to be in the kitchen cooking.
Love soba noodles so I would eat this hot or cold! I love the dressing…yummy sriracha!
Nazneen
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Nazneen — i can’t live without sriracha 😉
I am definitely not a picky temperature person, and I love cold noodle salads! And I believe soba is gluten free, which I love hehehe yay!
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Grace — i never knew soba is gluten free! i’m too excited now 😀
Looks so good. I don’t mind cold noodles, but if it has meat in it, I need it warmed up. I’m a bit picky. 🙂
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Nisha — i’m picky too, so you are fine 😉
I love soba noodles, what a tasty and fresh salad!
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Nice, simple and healthy. What more to ask for!
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Lovely salad, adaptable to a vegetarian version too.
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Daniela — so true!
I am for sure a picky eater with weather changes. I have to confess that we don’t have cold noodle salads that often but after looking at yours I am yearning for a bowl full!
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Helene — go for warm, it certainly tastes so much better 🙂
I love the simple ingredients in this salad. I have a bottle sriracha that I don’t use often enough. This looks like a fantastic work day lunch.
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Kristi — sriracha definitely ups all the flavors 🙂
One bowl is never enough when the bowl is full of joy, happiness, goodness and oomph factors 🙂
Dieting and nonsense stuff like that can wait !
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Nusrat — lol, so true 😀
I love the first photograph. I’m pretty open about most foods and a chilled noodle salad is fine by me.
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I love soba noodles and you really made them shine in this recipe, Kiran! This looks like a scrumptious, easy and delicious meal for the summer.
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I love soba noodle salads! When they’re cold, it’s pretty much the perfect summertime lunch. 🙂
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Kiersten — wish i love it, cold. it has to be slightly warm or room temp for me 😉
You’ve got my 2 favorite dishes into one. Soba noodle and chicken salad! What a great creation and I love how simple it is to prepare. I make pasta salad all the time but I like it slight warm or at room temperature as well, not cold for sure. I don’t like how the noodle/pasta turn starchy after it’s chilled. 😛 Good to know, I’m not the only one who’s fuzzy about food temperature! hahaha…
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I have never found a right recipe to buy soba noodles. This salad sounds so light and yumm that I am adding it to my shopping list.
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Radhika — yay! and i hope you’ll enjoy it! let me know how it tastes 🙂
It sounds so healthy. I love this kind of food especially during the hot days. It’s 32*C and this dish would be perfect.
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Marta — and so light too! i love Asian salads for the light dressing option 🙂
Beautiful recipe Kiran, this soba looks so tasty and refreshing at the same time. The dressing sounds delicious.
Hope you are having a fantastic week my dear 😀
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Great dish! Flavorful and easy – perfect for summer. We used to live in Tampa, so I remember those summer thunderstorms well. But they pass through quickly, thank goodness. Anyway, good stuff – thanks.
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You are absolutely right Kiran! I too love to eat a hot plate of noodles and watch some Mystery Movie when it is pouring heavily.
Thanks for your post. Enjoy the rain!
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Amrita — glad we share similar sentiments on a rainy day 🙂
This looks wonderful Kiran. Perfect meal on those summer days/nights when you don’t want to put too much heat in the house. I love soba noodles so I know I’ll love this. Pinning!
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Beautiful lunch: lots of veggies, so green and refreshing! And love the photo of the asparagus bunch – so pretty! Pinned!
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Yum! I love sesame oil and chicken with my noodle salads. This looks simple and delicious at the same time! 😀
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How nice to have found you! Love your recipes and the pictures are lovely.
Elvira — aww, thank you so so much 🙂
A fantastic soba salad! It has all my favourite elements. Have to get some edamame beans!
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Yummm looks delicious! I would have this for breakfast!
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Delicious photos! And I love soba. Hot! Just hot noodles for me.
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This looks so fresh and vibrant, hope the weather cheers up for you soon!
Caroline — thanks! it’s pretty much stormy and cloudy every single day. not too shabby 🙂
Looks delicious, hope the sun comes out soon
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Sesame seeds and oil give such a wonderful taste to noodle based dishes. SO this sounds wonderful to me. I do not mind cold pasta salads, not had much experience in cold noodle salads though so cant say whether I would love it or give it a pass. But noodles- hot or cold, I love them any which way. So I think I can safely conclude that I would like it.
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Shumaila — sesame surely adds so much authenticity to tons of Asian cooking 🙂
Yummy!
Light, healthy and a fantastic salad!
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I love soba noodles.. and udon 🙂 Such cold weather here in Sydney. These would go down a treat!
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Cass — keep yourself warm 🙂
Kiran, I love soba…this recipe looks yum! Loved the asparagus click – very beautiful!
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I made your tasty dinner yesterday & both my husband & I loved it immensely! MMMMMMMM again!
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Hot or cold, either way, I love soba. Great recipe. A keeper for sure.
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