4 from 8 votes
Somen 素麺
Chilled somen noodles are the perfect dish to beat the summer heat. Served ice cold with garnishes and a light and tasty dipping broth, these Japanese cold noodles are a summertime favourite.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
1
Calories:
37 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 90 g somen noodles one bundle of the brand I buy is 90g, dry
Dipping sauce
- 1/2 cups dashi stock you can make this 1/2 cup water adding 1/2 tsp dashi powder
- 1 tbs soy sauce
- 1 tbs mirin
Toppings
- 1 atsuyaki tamago
- 2 okra
- 2 radish
- mizuna leaves to garnish
- bean sprouts to garnish
Yakumi
- ginger 3cm piece, grated
- 1 tbs negi shallots finely chopped
- wasabi optional
Instructions
Make the dipping sauce
- Boil 1/2 cup of water in a small sauce pan, add 1/2 tsp dashi powder, soy sauce and mirin. Turn the heat off and cool the dipping sauce completely then refrigerate to chill.
Cup of Yum
Prepare the toppings and yakumi
- Slice the atsuyaki tamago 5mm thick, slice the okura and the radish thinly, cut the bean sprouts about 2-3 cm long and wash the mizuna leaves.
- Grate the ginger and cut the negi shallots finely.
Cook Somen noodle
- Boil water (1- 1.5 liters or 6½ cups) in a large stock pan, add 1 bundle of somen noodle and cook for 2 minutes.
- Drain the water and under the running water, wash and cool down the somen noodle.
- Serve the noodle with a few ice cubes, top with sliced atsuyaki tamago, okura, radish, mizuna, bean sprouts, negi shallots, and ginger.
- Pour the dipping sauce over or you can serve the noodles and dipping sauce separately.
Notes
- The reason you need to wash the somen noodles under the running water after they are cooked is that in the process of making very thin dried somen noodle, the wheat flour dough is stretched with the vegetable oil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
37kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Sodium
1138mg
(47%)
Potassium
38mg
(1%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin C
1.2mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 37
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 37kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 1138mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1.2mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.