Somen Salad (Japanese Cold Noodle Salad)
This Somen Salad is a chilled noodle salad with crisp veggies, egg ribbons, and a savory sesame-soy dressing. Light, refreshing, and packed with texture, it's perfect for warm weather or make-ahead lunches.Watch me make Somen Salad
Servings: 2 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
Noodles & Toppings
- 2 eggs beaten
- ½ cucumber finely diced
- ½ cup green lettuce finely shredded
- ¼ cup matchstick carrots
- 2 imitation crab sticks shredded
- 2 –3 slices fish cake thinly sliced
- 4 oz somen noodles see note 1
Dressing
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp water
- Optional Garnish: sesame seeds, scallions
Instructions
- Heat a lightly oiled pan over medium heat and pour in beaten eggs. Cook into one whole sheet and remove. Let cool, then slice into thin strips.
- Prep your toppings: dice cucumber, shred lettuce, slice fish cake, and tear imitation crab into strips.
- In a bowl, mix soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, sugar, black pepper, and water to create the dressing.
- Boil somen noodles for 2 minutes, then rinse under cold water until chilled.
- Place noodles in a bowl and top with egg strips, crab, fish cake, cucumber, carrots, and lettuce. Drizzle over the dressing.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and scallions if desired.
Notes
(1) The recipe calls for typical somen noodles, which are a thin Japanese rice noodle, but any rice noodle works!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g