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Summertime Sōmen Noodles

By Candice Kumai

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Summertime sōmen noodles on ice.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Laura Rege

I love a bowl of cold noodles on a hot summer day. Try this simple one-pot dish for your next warm-weather meal.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

Noodles:

1 (9.5-ounce) package sōmen noodles
1 large bowl filled with 1 to 2 cups ice and water

Optional toppings (mix and match as you wish):

Rice vinegar
Reduced-sodium tamari soy sauce
Sriracha sauce
Katsuobushi (Japanese dried bonito flakes)
Negi (green onions, thinly sliced on the bias)
Furikake (Japanese seaweed seasoning)
Arugula or your favorite leafy greens
Kaiware sprouts (daikon radish sprouts)
Gomashio (toasted, salted, crushed sesame seeds)
Tofu cubes
Avocado slices

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large pot of boiling water, cook the sōmen noodles as directed on the package. Drain the noodles and place them in a large bowl filled with ice and water to serve. Your sōmen noodles will be the highlight of the table, so serve them up in a gorgeous bowl.

    Step 2

    Serve family-style in the middle of your table. Using tongs or chopsticks, place the noodles into individual bowls, shaking off any residual water before serving.

    Step 3

    Add your choice of sauces and toppings. I usually top with a touch of shōyu and rice vinegar, and offer a variety of toppings— negi, katsuobushi, arugula, tofu, avocado slices, etc.

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From Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit © 2018 by Candice Kumai. Published by Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.
TagsNoodlePasta & NoodlesJapaneseEast AsianAsianSideMainDinnerLunchGluten FreeNut FreeVeganVegetarianDairy Free5 Ingredients or FewerQuickEasyOne-Pot MealsSimmerSummerHarper CollinsCookbooks

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