Soba Noodles with Almond Butter

An eclectic but delicious meld of flavors, this recipe is an easy way to dress up Japanese soba noodles.

Serves: 4 Save

Ingredients (14)

  • Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup almond butter
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Sriracha
  • Noodles:
  • 8 ounce hot cooked soba noodles (Japanese buckwheat noodles)
  • 2 green onions, white and green parts thinly sliced
  • 1 red jalapeno or Fresno chile, stemmed and seeded, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Directions

  1. To prepare dressing, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth.
  2. Pour half the dressing over noodles and toss well. Add more dressing if desired. Sprinkle remaining ingredients over noodles. Toss once or twice. Serve at room temperature or chilled.