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A main event salad needs substantial elements, such as soba noodles and prawns.

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Stone-cold soba: 12 high-protein noodle bowls to keep your kitchen cool

Beat the heat with soba noodle dishes that require zero oven time. From seared tuna to barbecue chicken, these cool, satisfying meals are built for hot days.

12 recipes
Fresh tuna soba noodle bento bowl.ba noodle bento bowl.
EASY

Jessica Brook’s seared tuna and cold soba noodle bowls

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Miso salmon, soba noodle and avocado salad.
EASY

Sarah Pound’s miso salmon, soba noodle and avocado salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Chicken teriyaki works well as skewers.
EASY

Jessica Brook’s chicken teriyaki skewers with soba noodles and ginger-citrus dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
This herb-strewn soba noodle salad with chicken and edamame is ideal for hot nights.
EASY

Sarah Pound’s soba noodle salad with chicken, edamame and Vietnamese mint

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
EASY

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s soba noodles with ginger ponzu and prawns

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Sesame soba noodles withe soy eggs.

Jill Dupleix’s sesame soba noodles with soy eggs

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
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Cool salmon noodles for summer.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salmon and avocado soba noodle bowl

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Leftover roast chicken soba salad with sesame dressing and furikake.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s chicken soba salad with sesame dressing and furikake

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Neil Perry’s soba noodles in chilled chicken broth.
EASY

Neil Perry’s soba noodles in chilled chicken broth

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Sriracha dressing gives this salad a good kick.
EASY

Katrina Meynink’s poached chicken and cold soba noodle salad with chunky nut Sriracha dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Spring soba noodle salad.
EASY

Karen Martini’s tofu and mushroom soba noodle salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Chilled soba noodles with grilled prawns, miso dressing and quick-pickle salad.
EASY

Karen Martini’s chilled soba noodles with grilled prawns and miso dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini