Salad Ramen

When Brunette red wine bar in upstate NY published a picture of their hiyashi chuka and captioned it, “This ramen is essentially a salad,” we were immediately hooked on the concept of what a cold noodle salad meal might be.

Components

  • 1/4 cup skilled rice vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoon. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoon. fresh lime juice
  • 2 Tablespoon. soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon. toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (ideally a seedless type, such as Aleppo-style or gochugaru)
  • 1/2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
  • 10 oz. fresh or 6 oz. dried ramen noodles
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 – 3 cups shredded or shaved veggies, such as summer season squash, radishes, carrots, scallions, cabbage, lettuce, and/or cucumbers

Preparation

  • Stir vinegar, oil, lime juice, soy sauce, sesame seeds, red pepper flakes, and sesame oil in a little bowl.

  • Prepare noodles in a medium pot of boiling salted water, stirring periodically, till simply al dente. Wash and drain pipes under cold water to stop the cooking. Transfer to a medium bowl, then toss with half of dressing.

  • Divide noodles in between bowls. Leading with your option of veggies. Drizzle with staying dressing.

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