Soba Noodle

Serve with: Spinach salad topped with toasted almonds, and sesame breadsticks.

Offer a salad of snow peas and sliced radishes in a ginger vinaigrette. End with oranges and almond cookies. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 15 min

Soba noodles can be found in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.

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