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Avocado, cucumber, edamame & soba noodle salad with a zesty peanut dressing

Avocado, cucumber, edamame & soba noodle salad
  • Serves: 2
  • Cooks In: 30 minutes
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Ingredients

270 g soba noodles
2 cucumbers, sliced into ribbons
1 carrot, shredded
4 radish, thinly sliced
½ cup frozen edamame beans
1 ½ avocados, thinly sliced
½ lime
½ cup mint leaves
Boiling water for cooking
Olive oil for cooking
Sea salt
1 tbsp crushed peanuts
Dressing:
1 tbsp peanut butter (or almond butter)
2 ½ tbsp mirin
Juice of 1 lime
1 ½ tsp sesame oil
1 small garlic clove, minced
2 tsp ginger, minced
Pinch sea salt
To serve:
1 tsp black sesame seeds

Method

For the Dressing:
1

Combine the peanut butter and mirin into a small jar or bowl. Use the back of a spoon to help break up the peanut butter and mix until it is a smooth liquid. Add the remainder of the dressing ingredients and stir well. Set aside until serving.

For the Salad:
2

Prepare all of the fresh ingredients; slice the cucumber into ribbons by using a peeler or mandolin, shred the carrot into thin strips by using a mandolin or a grater and thinly slice the radish.

3

Place the frozen edamame beans into a bowl, pour over the boiling water and allow to sit for 5-7 minutes until the edamame changes colour to a bright green and they are thawed. Drain and set aside.

4

Slice the avocado into thin slices, squeeze over lime juice to prevent the flesh from browning.

5

Bring a medium-size pot half-filled with water and a good pinch of sea salt to boiling point, add the soba noodles and cook to the packet’s instructions (est 5-7 minutes). Drain and drizzle over a little olive oil to help prevent the noodles sticking together.

6

Add the drained noodles to a large mixing bowl. Add the edamame beans, shredded carrot, radish, cucumber, crushed peanuts and 3/4 of the mint leaves. Pour over the dressing, using your hands very gently toss the salad to evenly coat.

To Serve:
7

Place the salad on a platter, arrange the avocado slices into fans over the top along with the remainder of the mint leaves. Add a sprinkle of black sesame seeds.

Note: this recipe contains nuts

Ingredients

 270 g soba noodles
 2 cucumbers, sliced into ribbons
 1 carrot, shredded
 4 radish, thinly sliced
 ½ cup frozen edamame beans
 1 ½ avocados, thinly sliced
 ½ lime
 ½ cup mint leaves
 Boiling water for cooking
 Olive oil for cooking
 Sea salt
 1 tbsp crushed peanuts
Dressing:
 1 tbsp peanut butter (or almond butter)
 2 ½ tbsp mirin
 Juice of 1 lime
 1 ½ tsp sesame oil
 1 small garlic clove, minced
 2 tsp ginger, minced
 Pinch sea salt
To serve:
 1 tsp black sesame seeds

Directions

For the Dressing:
1

Combine the peanut butter and mirin into a small jar or bowl. Use the back of a spoon to help break up the peanut butter and mix until it is a smooth liquid. Add the remainder of the dressing ingredients and stir well. Set aside until serving.

For the Salad:
2

Prepare all of the fresh ingredients; slice the cucumber into ribbons by using a peeler or mandolin, shred the carrot into thin strips by using a mandolin or a grater and thinly slice the radish.

3

Place the frozen edamame beans into a bowl, pour over the boiling water and allow to sit for 5-7 minutes until the edamame changes colour to a bright green and they are thawed. Drain and set aside.

4

Slice the avocado into thin slices, squeeze over lime juice to prevent the flesh from browning.

5

Bring a medium-size pot half-filled with water and a good pinch of sea salt to boiling point, add the soba noodles and cook to the packet’s instructions (est 5-7 minutes). Drain and drizzle over a little olive oil to help prevent the noodles sticking together.

6

Add the drained noodles to a large mixing bowl. Add the edamame beans, shredded carrot, radish, cucumber, crushed peanuts and 3/4 of the mint leaves. Pour over the dressing, using your hands very gently toss the salad to evenly coat.

To Serve:
7

Place the salad on a platter, arrange the avocado slices into fans over the top along with the remainder of the mint leaves. Add a sprinkle of black sesame seeds.

Note: this recipe contains nuts

Notes

Avocado, cucumber, edamame & soba noodle salad with a zesty peanut dressing

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