Ingredients
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons tahini
- 3 tablespoons chili oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar
- Salt
- 1/2 pound soba or Japanese buckwheat noodles
- 1/2 bunch scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
Directions
Place soy sauce in a saucepan over medium heat, add brown sugar and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low, stir in molasses, and return to simmer. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add sesame oil, tahini, chili oil, and vinegar, and whisk to combine. Season to taste with salt, if desired.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rapid boil. Add noodles, bring back to a boil, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they just begin to soften, about 3 minutes. (Soba noodles can overcook very quickly, so stay nearby.)
Have ready a large bowl of iced water. Drain noodles, plunge in iced water, and drain again. Place in a colander and rinse well under cold running water. Combine noodles and sauce, toss well with scallions, and chill. Serve in small nests on lettucelined plates with Chopped Tofu and Parsley.
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By gfatoots
millis, MA
on June 03, 2010
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I agree. We made these for my son's Japan themed culture day lunch, because it was fairly simple. I added some shredded carrots and julienne snow peas.
I also questioned the balsamic vinegar. So I used rice wine vinegar, and cut back on it a bit.
By kendralynncasey...
Wauwatosa, 89
on March 11, 2010
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This recipe is so amazing. I used chili paste instead of oil (couldn't find oil in store, and it still turned out perfect. This will be absoultely fabulous in the summer on a hot day!
By siedsma_437756
Fairfax, VA
on February 20, 2010
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I was tasting the sauce as I was making it and almost preferred it before I added the vinegar. I used basalmic vinegar and may try again using red wine vinegar instead and less than the 3 Tbsp noted in the recipe. I made some other cold soba noodle recipes at the same time and much prefer those - see szechuan noodles and spicy vegetarian peanut noodle on food network
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