Chilled Soba with Grated Yam & Okra

Name: Chilled Soba with Grated Yam & Okra
Yield: Serves 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 package soba noodles; 1 package okra; 1/2 Japanese yam (nagaimo), grated; 1 eggplant; 1 tomato; Store-bought grated daikon radish; As desired, mentsuyu (noodle soup base); As desired, shredded nori (seaweed); As desired, tube ginger

松潤LOVE♥️♥️ @cook_40128067

This cold, refreshing, and sticky dish really whetted my appetite. I forgot to take a final photo, but it was delicious!

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I wanted to eat cold soba on a hot day, so I made this. The sticky okra and creamy grated yam, topped with mashed pickled plum, were delicious. My husband had the same toppings with udon noodles instead.

This cold, refreshing, and sticky dish really whetted my appetite. I forgot to take a final photo, but it was delicious!

松潤LOVE♥️♥️ @cook_40128067

This cold, refreshing, and sticky dish really whetted my appetite. I forgot to take a final photo, but it was delicious!

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Ingredients

Serves 2 servings

1 packagesoba noodles
◆Toppings
1 packageokra
1/2Japanese yam (nagaimo), grated
1eggplant
1tomato
Store-bought grated daikon radish
As desired, mentsuyu (noodle soup base)
As desired, shredded nori (seaweed)
As desired, tube ginger

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Steps

1

Use a 3-serving package of soba noodles.
2

Prepare mentsuyu, shredded nori, tube ginger, and grated daikon radish.
3

Rinse the soba noodles in water, then chill them in ice water.
4

Grate the Japanese yam (nagaimo).
5

Mash the pickled plum. Prick the eggplant all over with a skewer, wrap in plastic wrap, microwave for 2 minutes, then cool in water. Once cool enough to handle, tear the eggplant into strips by hand.
6

Remove the stem from the tomato and cut into bite-sized pieces.
7

Arrange the soba noodles on a plate, add your favorite toppings, and pour mentsuyu over to taste before eating.
8

My husband had chilled udon noodles with the same toppings: grated yam, tomato, eggplant, shredded nori, and wasabi, topped with mentsuyu.
9

Sprinkle salt on the okra, rub it on a cutting board, rinse, then slice into rounds. Boil water, add a little salt, and cook the okra for 2–3 minutes.
10

Drain the boiled okra in a colander, rinse with cold water, and let it cool completely.