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Love love love noodle salad. The Chef and I are both noodle heads, I don’t think we go a day without noodles making it into our menu somewhere.
For this dish I have used Konjac noodles, which are high in fibre and gluten free but you can use any noodles. Udon, soba, buckwheat, egg noodles – it’s up to you.
You know by now that I can’t stand washing up, and as such I like to make ‘one bowl wonders’. That’s what this is, throw it in, toss it around, done.
It’s cold, it’s light, it’s zingy and refreshing. The herbs just make it pop in your mouth.
Perfect for picnics, barbeques, or a dish to make when you can’t be bothered to cook.
Recipe
- Cook and drain your choice of noodles according to instructions on the packet.
- Run under cold water to remove excess starch and prevent noodles from sticking together.
- Place noodles in a large bowl and add pickled ginger (available from supermarkets in the asian food section)
- Add whole mint and basil leaves
- Dress with a splash of soy sauce, and if you have some, a squeeze of lime.
- Toss with your hands to combine. Don’t be too rough
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds to serve.
- If you have time, place in the fridge to chill. But if you are like me, you will just dig in straight away.
Variations
- Cook frozen peas, and sprinkle through the salad. The green will make everyone’s eyeballs fall in love with this dish.
- Add left over chicken, or shred a bbq chicken from the supermarket. Yum.
- Serve with salmon fillets
- This would be magnificent with a plate of oysters at a bbq.
- Serve with grilled pork chops marinated in soy sauce.
Stay happy and healthy…
The Nutrition Guru and The Chef
Where do you get your konjac noodles from? I live in a remote area and the only ones available are the Chang’s (http://www.changs.com/products/noodles/super-lo-cal-wok-ready-noodles/) but I like the look of the wide flat noodles better…. Could I order them online??
Hi Nataly, we got them from Woolworths. I wonder if you could do an order online with them? The brand is ‘slimpasta’ maybe have a look at the website and they may do orders?
Thank you! 🙂 I’ll check out some other aisles for the noodles. I get the Chang’s at Woolies too (we don’t have any other grocery store here!) and I could use them in a pinch, but the flat ones look so much nicer!! Thanks again!
I didn’t know that Chang’s do a konjac noodle, thanks for the info!
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Can’t wait to make this tonight!
Oh great! Please let us know what you think!
http://lolaberry.com/green-tea-soba-noodles-tempeh/
thought you might like to try this noodle recipe by lola berry 🙂
Oh thankyouuuu! Love any noodles recipes! We are such noodle heads!