Zaru Soba (Cold Dipping Soba with Nori)
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Ingredients
- 400 g soba noodles
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp vegan kombu dashi powder
- 2 nori sheets
- 2 spring onions, sliced
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 371 kcal
- Protein
- 16.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 71.6 g
- of which sugars
- 5.5 g
- Fat
- 0.9 g
- of which saturates
- 0.1 g
- Fibre
- 3.8 g
- Salt
- 4.03 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Cook the soba noodles according to the pack, then drain and rinse thoroughly under cold water until completely cool, swishing to remove the starch.
- 2
Whisk the vegan kombu dashi powder into 200ml hot water, then stir in the soy sauce and mirin and leave to cool slightly for the dipping sauce.
- 3
Shred the nori sheets with scissors.
- 4
Pile the cold noodles onto a tray or into bowls and scatter with the nori and spring onions.
- 5
Serve with the dipping sauce in small bowls for everyone to dunk their noodles.

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