Buckwheat Noodle Salad

Buckwheat Noodle Salad
  • Author: helenb123

This recipe for Buckwheat Noodle Salad is a delightful dish that combines the nutty flavors of buckwheat noodles with the earthiness of shiitake mushrooms and the crunch of toasted walnuts. Tossed in a zesty sesame dressing with a hint of ginger and chili, this salad is a refreshing and satisfying meal perfect for any day of the week.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 125g buckwheat noodles
  • 2tbsp walnut pieces
  • 1tbsp vegetable or olive oil
  • 60g fresh shiitake mushrooms (stalks discarded, caps thinly sliced)
  • Spring Onions - chopped
  • Sesame dressing:
  • 1tbsp white wine vinegar
  • half-tsp of sesame oil
  • 2tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2cm piece of ginger (peeled and finlyl grated)
  • 1 small red chilli (seeded and finely chopped)

Instructions

  • Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions. Drain well, then rinse under cold running water. Drain well and place in bowl
  • Put a frying pan over a high heat, add the Walnuts and dry fry for 2-3 mins, remove, leave to coole and roughly chop
  • Heat the oil in the same pan, add the mushrooms and saute for about 2-3 mins or until tender. Add them to the walnuts and some chopped spring onions and mix togeher.
  • To make the dressing - put the vinegar, sesame oil and vegetable oil in a small bowl and whisk until combined. Stir in the ginger and chilli, then drizzle over the noodles.

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Yield

Serves 2