Japanese Somen Salad Recipes

SOMEN SALAD

Steps:

• First step is to prepare all the toppings. Thinly slice the kamaboko (or can use char siu, ham, or Spam). Julienne the cucumber and carrot. Chop the green onions. Scramble the eggs, let cool, and then thinly slice.
• Second step is to prepare the sauce. Put the chicken broth, sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil together in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stir to dissolve the sugar. Pour in a small bowl and set aside.
• Now cook the somen noodles. Bring water to a boil. Slice in the two bundles of dried somen noodles and cook for 3 minutes. Drain immediately and rinse with cold water (this stops the somen from cooking and cools the noodles).
• Then it is time to assemble! Divide the somen noodles between two bowls and top with the kamaboko, cucumber, carrots, green onions, and egg. Use as much or as little of the toppings as you prefer. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
• Pour the sauce all over the noodles/toppings. Mix with chopsticks and eat. Enjoy ^_^

HAINAN NOODLES/JAPANESE SOMEN SALAD

Steps:

• Sauce:.
• In a small bowl, mix rice vinegar, vinegar, and soy sauce together.
• Add sugar to taste.
• Noodles:.
• Boil water with vegetable oil.
• Put the noodles in the boiling water and cook for two minutes or until the noodles hand from your chopsticks.
• Pour noodles in a colander to drain the water.
• Put drained noodles in another large bowl and add add cold tap water or ice; Let noodles cool.
• Prepare toppings and sauce.
• Put the noodles in a serving bowl and top it off with your favorite toppings.
• Pour sauce on the noodles and enjoy!

JAPANESE SOMEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook somen noodles as directed in package when cooked place in a colender and run cold water over the noodles and let drain.
• 2. The dice the char su, cucumbers, leaf onions.
• 3. thinly slice the lettuce.
• 4. place the 3 eggs that have been slightly beaten in a medium heated skillet with oil and cook one side then flip over to the other side to cook.
• 5. take the cooked eggs out when done and cut into strips.
• 6. If you want the nori in it. cut the nori into small pieces.
• 7. NOW YOU ARE READY TO PUT TOGETHER YOUR SALAD!
• 8. Take out your platter and add the cooked somen noodles to cover the platter.
• 9. add in layers the lettuce, cucumbers, char su pork, nori, egg strips and leaf onion.
• 10. When ready to serve pour the dressing over it. Dressing recipe is listed below.
• 11. DRESSING: This needs to be made the night before you are going to use so the flavors blend.
• 12. 1/2 cup Japanese rice vinegar 1/2 cup shoyu sauce (soyu) 1/2 cup sugar ( I used brown sugar) 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 3/4 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
• 13. Place all in a small jar and shake up to mix well. Store in the refregerator untill ready to use.