Simple Buckwheat Soba noodles

I love soba noodles. These were such an exciting discovery for me when I realised I was gluten intolerant 11 years ago. When sourcing them though, you have to be sure you’re getting the 100% buckwheat ones, as most brands contain wheat (if this is a problem, preference for you)

This is the easiest little recipe – A great 2 solo lunches in a row type of thing with a change of accompaniment perhaps to spice things up, or chilli added for day two. I hope you love it as much as I do!

Soba noodles green bowl

This is perfect to serve with a steamed fish with ginger, tamari and spring onion.

Or you could have as is, and as I’ve done, serve with a little herb, pomegranate salad and some tinned fish (sardine pictured)

I hope you love it. So simple yet so exciting tasting.

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Simple Buckwheat Soba Noodles Recipe

Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 pack or 250g 100% buckwheat noodle
  • 3 tbsp macadamia oil
  • 4 tbsp mirin (fermented rice seasoning. Spiral Brand in Australia is additive free and lasts you ages. Pop to your health shop!)
  • 3 tsp fish sauce
  • 5 tbsp tamari sauce (you could use coconut aminos)
  • 1-2 tbsp rice malt syrup or honey (sweetness and preference depending)
  • 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
  • 3 stalks scallion / spring onion, fine chopped
  • 1 large chili, fine diced (optional)
  • 1/2 bunch coriander, rough chopped (optional)
  • 1/4 red onion fine sliced (optional)

Instructions

  • Get a big pot of water to boil.
  • Once water is bubbling and boiling, add soba noodles in three stages, so they don’t clump together.
  • Cook for 8 minutes and rinse for a minute under a cold tap, to remove starch and cool the noodles.
  • While they’re cooking, put your syrup / honey, mirin, tamari, fish sauce, macadamia oil in a bowl and stir / whisk together.
  • Set your sesame seeds to toast ina small medium heat frying pan, shaking the pan every now and then.
  • Chop your spring onion, coriander and chilli. Divide in 2 – half to mix in, half to garnish.
  • Once your noodles are cool, mix it all together. Pop in a bowl and garnish.
  • You’re done.

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  2. This is unbelievably timely, Alexx. Max went to a friend’s house for dinner and came home raving about the soba noodles he had. So yesterday I asked his mum how to make the noodles and she said, “you get buckwheat soba noodles” and I thought, yes, great, buckwheat, these are terrific and then she said, “and a bottle of soba noodle sauce from the Chinese shop and you pour that on.” Soba noodle bottled sauce – who knew?! I was so disappointed. And yet, here you are with a proper version that you better believe I’ll be whipping up next week and you better believe Max will say “that’s not soba noodles” and I will glare at him on your behalf, I promise. x

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      Oh yay! And my husband used to buy that sauce years ago and let me say, just quietly, that I reckon this mixture gives it a MASSIVE run for it’s money. If in doubt, add an extra tsp honey first time so there’s the familiar ‘syrupy taste of the bottle then drop it back over time x

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  3. Hi Alexx, I’ve looked everywhere for gluten free soba noodles in the past, to no avail – can you tell me what brand you use and/ or where you get them please as I’d love to make this? Thanks!

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  6. Hi Alexx,
    dying to make this as I love soba noodles but having real trouble finding 100% buckwheat noodles that aren’t made in Japan. Spiral are made there which is the main company I know of. Wondered if you have found another brand?
    Thanks

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