(Recipe tip from Sam)
Whether after a session or on windless days: sometimes all you need is a light, quick dish that won’t send you into a food coma or a kitchen disaster. This recipe for soba – chilled noodles packed with flavour – is exactly that: uncomplicated, ready in under 15 minutes, and the perfect mix of freshness and umami.
Tastes like summer, always works.
🍜 Cold Soba Noodles – in 3 Steps
Ingredients (for 2 servings):
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2 portions soba noodles
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1 spring onion (halved, cut into 2 pieces)
Seasoning (per bowl):
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1 tbsp light soy sauce
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1 tbsp sesame oil
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Freshly ground black pepper
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Sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
🥢 Step-by-step:
1. Prepare the spring onion:
Slice both halves of the spring onion into thin rings. Blanch half of them with hot water. Place the rest directly in the serving bowls – this adds freshness & crunch.
2. Cook & cool the soba:
Cook soba noodles for about 3–4 minutes in boiling water. Then drain (preferably in a fine sieve), rinse well under cold running water (up to 1 minute) and toss lightly – this gives a nice chewy texture. Divide into portions.
3. Season & mix:
Season the noodles directly in the bowl with soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper. Add the blanched onions, mix well – optionally top with sesame seeds. That’s it.
💡 Fun fact:
Light soy sauce has more flavour than dark soy sauce. The latter is often used just for colouring and doesn’t have much seasoning power.
Cold soba is the perfect mix of light, tasty and quick, just like a great summer downwinder. And the best part? No cooking marathon, no heavy stomach – just fresh flavour, ready to fuel your next session.
Thanks to the short cooking time, it’s also ideal for vanlife – especially when you’re off-grid. And if you’d like to bring some Beach House flair into your home, take a look at our Beach House Collection.
