Soba Salad With Miso Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -4 ounces soba noodles
1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
2 cups edamame (frozen are fine)
3 -4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 lime, juice of
2 tablespoons miso (white or light)
1 tablespoon mirin or 1 teaspoon sugar, to taste
1 (10 ounce) package spinach, fresh washed and trimmed
1/4 cup scallion, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon ginger, freshly grated

Preparation

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Drop in the noodles and carrot and cook until tender, 2 to 4 minutes; add the edamame for about 30 seconds to 1 minute just to warm, then drain everything in a colander. Set aside.
In a large salad bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, lime juice, miso and mirin or sugar. Add spinach, noodles, carrot, edamame, scallion and toss; then taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Garnish with grated ginger at the table.