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Soba noodles with ginger ponzu and prawns

Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura

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When it’s simply too hot to cook, make this soba noodle salad.
When it’s simply too hot to cook, make this soba noodle salad.William Meppem

Soba noodles are a pantry staple in my house. Reliable, versatile and well-loved, they’re a great back-up for last-minute lunches or easy weeknight meals. While I love them with a warm or chilled broth, a simple dressing also provides a wonderful way to enjoy them.

This dish comes together in a very short time and you’re rewarded with an incredible amount of flavour. The ginger ponzu is the hero here: zingy, bright and the most perfectly balanced, sweet, salty and sour coating for the noodles. This recipe is a gift on those days when it’s simply too hot to cook.

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Ingredients

  • 400g soba noodles

  • 16 large, cooked prawns, peeled, deveined, tails left intact

  • 2 tsp sesame oil

  • 1 avocado, halved and sliced

  • 2 Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced into rounds

  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced toasted white sesame seeds,

FOR THE GINGER PONZU

  • 100ml soy sauce

  • 100ml mirin

  • 60ml lemon juice (about 1 lemon)

  • 2cm piece ginger, finely grated

  • sea salt, to taste

Method

  1. Step 1

    For the ginger ponzu, simply whisk together the soy sauce, mirin, lemon juice and ginger. Season with a little salt. Set aside.

  2. Step 2

    Cook the soba noodles in a large pot of boiling water according to the directions on the packet. Drain and rinse under cold water, then drain again. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

  3. Step 3

    Toss the prawns with the sesame oil in a small bowl. Season with a little salt. Set aside.

  4. Step 4

    Divide the noodles among four bowls, topping each bowl with some prawns, avocado and cucumber slices. Pour over some of the ginger ponzu, then finish with a scattering of spring onions and sesame seeds. Alternatively, combine everything in a large bowl, toss to mix and serve.

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Julia Busuttil NishimuraJulia Busuttil Nishimura is a Melbourne-based cookbook author, Good Weekend columnist and host of Good Food Kitchen.

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