Japanese Soba Noodle Salad

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Japanese Soba Noodle Salad

I’ve found a perfect summer side dish that is easy and quick to put together, perfect for a hot summer day.  These are seriously so delicious!

It’s made with Japanese soba (buckwheat) noodles.  I picked up a package at the local World Market, which, in Billings anyway, is beginning to stock more and more Asian ingredients.  The dry noodles are shorter than spaghetti, and are packed in neat little 3 oz. bundles – they’re very cute.  But, if you can’t find soba, this salad would be outstanding made with thin spaghetti.

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