Japanese Somen Salad Recipes

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.

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!