soba noodle salad with tamari

very refreshing asian flavors and very quick to prepare. you can prepare the dressing in advance and refrigerate

• Ready In: 24 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• dressing

• 1⁄4 cup tamari soy sauce
• 2  tablespoons fish sauce
• 3  tablespoons  sesame oil
• 1  tablespoon  chili oil
• 2  cloves  minced garlic
• 1  teaspoon  grated ginger
• 1  lime, juiced
• 1  tablespoon  orange juice
• 3  tablespoons sake
• 1  lb  dried  soba noodles
• 3  tablespoons  peanut oil
• 8  ounces shitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
•  salt, pepper
• 1  tablespoon sake
• 3  oranges, peeled and segmented
• 1  cucumber, cut in matchsticks
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped cilantro
• 1⁄4 cup  toated sesame seeds
• 1  bunch scallion, sliced

Directions

1. mix all ingredients for salad dressing and let it sit for 30 minutes.
2. meanwhile in a large pot of boiling water cook noodles about 4 minutes until tender, drain and rinse in cold water.
3. add 2 tbsp of dressing.
4. in skillet add oil and saute mushrooms until cooked, season with salt& pepper and cool.
5. in a large bowl add noodles, dressing, mushrooms, etc stirring to mix well.
6. garnish with extra sesame seeds and scallions.