Soba noodles with broccoli, prawns & sweet soy dressing

Soba noodles with broccoli, prawns & sweet soy dressing

A fresh Asian salad bursting with colour and good health

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Boil the soba noodles for 5 minutes or until al dente. Drain and rinse in very cold water. Drain again and put in a large bowl. Blanch the broccoli in salted water until al dente. Drain, rinse in very cold water, drain thoroughly again and add to the noodles.
  2. Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over the noodles, add the prawns and peppers and mix well. Serve with lime wedges.
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Know-how

Ketjap (kecap) manis is a thick, sweet soy sauce from Indonesia. It is far less salty than using soy and makes great dressings or dipping sauces. Major supermarkets stock it in the Asian section.

Per serving

264 kcalories, protein 15.3g, carbohydrate 44.5g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 0.5g, fibre 2g, salt 2.92 g

Recipe from olive magazine, February 2007.

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  • 02 November 2007

    Pewtersfood rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 26 December 2007

    Teolicious rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Couldn't find any ketjap manis so I substituted with 4tbsp soy sauce wisked wih 1 tbsp of treacle and it turned out wonderfully. I'm not sure if that quite mirrors the taste but my family wasn't complaining! We also sprinkled chopped peanuts on the top which was v. authentic.

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  • 17 May 2009

    Redladym rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this as a hot dish rather than a cold salad and it was delicious. I fried the chilli and ginger then the garlic then added the prawns and vegetables. When they were cooked through I added the cooked noodles. I didn't have the ketjap manis either but copied the previous poster by mixing soy with some sugar and then the lime and stirring it through.

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  • 19 August 2009

    GERRY commented on this recipe

    This is very easy to make, healthy, filling and yet very low in fat. I found the ketjap manis in M&S.

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  • 17 March 2010

    RalphCat rated this recipe

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  • 23 April 2010

    Pigkate rated and commented on this recipe

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    I had the same problem with the ketjap manis but I did not check in M&S, so I will in future (thanks to GERRY). However, the soy sauce with sugar trick seemed to work. I also did a hot version of the dish (thanks to redladym for the tip) and thought it was delicious: fresh, flavourful and far superior to anything ready made.

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  • 22 August 2010

    Lindish rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I followed Redladym's advice for making this as a hot dish and it was amazing - tasty, filling and fresh. I'll try it in future as a salad, and with different veg for variety, but this is a great recipe as is.

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  • 08 February 2011

    LRademaker rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really good. I served it warm with both prawns and poached chicken for those not so keen on prawns and sprinkled it with chopped peanuts and sesame seeds before serving. I'm just curious what the green stuff in the dressing on the picture is.

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  • 05 July 2011

    Aleks rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Didn't like this. I don't think the flavours work well - its eatable, but doesn't have a wow factor.

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  • 26 September 2011

    Salomé commented on this recipe

    Very refreshing in summer. And you can replace the broccoli by pretty much anything you want; mangetout, green beans, beansprouts or any leftovers you have!

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  • 14 May 2013

    Despina rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    tasty, healthy, filling and quick to make! I added toasted sesame seeds to this too

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

SWEET SOY DRESSING

  • 6 tbsp ketjap (Kecap) manis
  • 1 medium red chilli , seeded and chopped
  • 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp ginger , finely chopped
  • 2 limes , juiced
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Per serving

264 kcalories, protein 15.3g, carbohydrate 44.5g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 0.5g, fibre 2g, salt 2.92 g

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