Crab And Soba Noodle Salad With Ginger Miso Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 oz soba noodles
1 None small cucumber, seeded, thinly sliced
1 None small red onion, finely chopped
1 None medium carrot, peeled, cut into matchsticks
2 oz baby spinach, thinly sliced
1 lb fresh crab meat
None None Ginger Miso Dressing
2 inches fresh ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp pickled ginger, plus 1 tbsp to garnish
2 cloves garlic, peeled
3.5 oz yellow miso paste
1/2 tsp wasabi paste
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Preparation

Cook noodles in boiling salted water until just tender. Drain then rinse under cold water. Drain again then toss with cucumber, onion, carrot and spinach. Add 1/2 the crab. Set aside.
For the ginger miso dressing, combine all ingredients with 2 tbsp water in a blender. Puree. Add 1/2 to salad and toss to combine.
Distribute salad between serving plates and top with remaining crab and dressing. Garnish with pickled ginger. Serve.