Hello lovelies, today I have a great Asian recipe for you: soba noodle salad with peanut dressing! Do you already know soba noodles? The noodles come from Japan and are thin, brown noodles made from buckwheat. They have a slightly nutty flavor and fewer calories than their "siblings" made from wheat flour or durum wheat semolina. In Japan, the soba noodles are served hot or cold and usually separately from the broth on a bowl.
If you love crisp Asian salads, you'll also enjoy my crispy tofu salad with matcha-sesame dressing – with golden air-fryer tofu and snap peas.
But since we aren‘t in Japan, I allow myself to serve them in a delicious salad with a peanut dressing and I‘m sure you’ll like it as much as we did! The children have chosen this dish as their new favorite meal (once again :-)). Sometimes I really wonder if our ancestors were secretly Asians, as much as we all like the food.
In addition to the soba noodles, I added spiralled zucchini to the salad, which made it even lighter. Also carrots, cucumber and cabbage.
The salad turns out really nice and creamy with the peanut dressing and crispy and especially healthy due to the fresh vegetables. I really love everything with peanut and couldn’t get enough of the dressing. We use something very similar for our summer roles, the recipe can be found here. By the way, the skewers in the pictures are vegan satay skewers with a new "meat substitute" made of pea protein, which I can tell you more about soon. But I can reveal that it‘s very close to chicken - we were surprised.
The salad is very mild and therefore also suitable for children. If you like it a little spicier, then add some chili to the sauce or to the salad once it’s done, which fits very well.
Do you like Asian food and if yes, what are your favorite dishes? I've recently rediscovered sushi for myself. While I didn‘t like it when I was still eating fish, I really like the vegan version and will soon share my favorite roles with you! If you are craving more Asian-inspired cooking, you will probably also love my cozy vegan umami ramen, the speedy veggie stir-fry noodles from the wok or, as a crunchy starter, the summer rolls with peanut dip that use this very same peanut dressing.
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