Difficulty
Average Recipe
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Servings
4

Serve this colorful, nutrient-dense noodle dish as part of a balanced dinner, or pack it in your child's lunchbox! It also make a perfect potluck dish. Buckwheat does not contain any gluten even though the name implies so. Though if you are gluten-sensitive, be sure to use 100% buckwheat soba noodles that are also certified gluten-free. Brown rice noodles can easily replace the buckwheat noodles in this recipe if needed. 

Ingredients

Salad

16 ounces buckwheat soba noodles
2 tablespoons hijiki seaweed
1½ cups grated carrots
1½ cups thinly sliced red cabbage
3 green onions sliced into thin rounds
½ cans chopped cilantro
¼ sesame seeds toasted

Dressing

4 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
3 tablespoons wheat-free tamari (or coconut aminos)
3 tablespoons brown rice vinegar (or coconut vinegar)
1 tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons hot pepper sesame oil
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic crushed