Tomato and Cucumber Soba Noodle Salad

A cool, refreshing soba noodle salad recipe with a sweet-and-salty miso dressing, chopped cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes. Pack it for lunch! It’s good chilled or at room temperature.

This soba noodle salad is full of fresh vegetables, all tossed in a savory, spicy miso dressing. I made this quick and easy dish one very hot summer day, when cooking was the last thing I wanted to do. It’s one of my quickest salad recipes to throw together.

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) white miso paste
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) tamari or soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) honey or maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon sriracha

• 1 8-ounce (227 g) package soba noodles
• 2 cups sliced English or Persian cucumber
• 1 pint (475 g) assorted color cherry tomatoes , halved
• ½ red bell pepper, sliced into matchsticks
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• ½ cup fresh basil or mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon crushed red chili, or to taste