japanese somen salad
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Another family favorite. I have been able to find all the ingredients here in the mainland. I buy my char su pork at Win Co as well as the somen noodles and Nori.
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yield
6 servings
Ingredients For japanese somen salad
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1 pkgsomen noodles
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1 cchar su pork, diced
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1 mdcucumber, diced
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4stalks of green leaf onion,diced (green part)
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1 smhead of lettuce, thinly sliced
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3eggs, beaten
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1/2sheet nori or more if you prefer
How To Make japanese somen salad
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1Cook somen noodles as directed in package when cooked place in a colender and run cold water over the noodles and let drain.
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2The dice the char su, cucumbers, leaf onions.
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3thinly slice the lettuce.
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4place the 3 eggs that have been slightly beaten in a medium heated skillet with oil and cook one side then flip over to the other side to cook.
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5take the cooked eggs out when done and cut into strips.
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6If you want the nori in it. cut the nori into small pieces.
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7NOW YOU ARE READY TO PUT TOGETHER YOUR SALAD!
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8Take out your platter and add the cooked somen noodles to cover the platter.
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9add in layers the lettuce, cucumbers, char su pork, nori, egg strips and leaf onion.
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10When ready to serve pour the dressing over it. Dressing recipe is listed below.
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11DRESSING: This needs to be made the night before you are going to use so the flavors blend.
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121/2 cup Japanese rice vinegar 1/2 cup shoyu sauce (soyu) 1/2 cup sugar ( I used brown sugar) 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 3/4 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
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13Place all in a small jar and shake up to mix well. Store in the refregerator untill ready to use.
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