Chilled Soba Noodles with Walnut Dipping Sauce (Kurumi Soba)
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Serves: 3
 
Ingredients
  • Buckwheat Noodles/Soba Noodles (3-4 bundles)*
  • 1 cup Californian walnuts (halves)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tsp sugar** (only if you're making homemade dashi stock then you need this)
  • 1 tsp hondashi powder (or 2 cups of dashi broth)
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce (Kikkoman)
  • 1.5 tbsp apple cider
  • 2-3 Scallions, finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Crush walnuts by hand (using rolling pin) or a blender. Set aside and add sugar (IF youre not using hondashi powder).
  2. Bring 1 cup of water and hondashi powder to boil in a sauce pan. Add in the soy sauce and vinegar. Simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside and refrigerate until cold.
  3. Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain well. Rinse under cold water and leave it to soak in cold water until ready to serve.
  4. Serving:Add a few spoonfuls of the walnut meal, the dashi broth and mix. Dip noodles in and sprinkle on scallion! Enjoy!
Notes
*If youre looking for a low carb option, kelp or shirataki noodles works great. Make sure to boil them first and pan fry before serving!
Recipe by Unconventional Cooks at https://unconventionalcooks.com/2020/04/25/chilled-soba-noodles-with-walnut-dipping-sauce-kurumi-soba/