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Slurp your way through these 22 noodle salad recipes

Work your way through these refreshing recipes.
Sesame-crusted bonito noodle salad with edamame and green tea soba noodles
Sesame-crusted bonito noodle salad with edamame and green tea soba noodles
William Meppem

You can definitely make friends with these noodle salad recipes. These recipes are light and refreshing but still full of flavour – Tony Tan’s bún chả combines charred pork patties with thin vermicelli and herbs, the prawn, cabbage and soba numbers sings with a sesame-miso dressing, while the dang myun is an all-refreshing dish with chilled noodles, raw tuna and kimchi daikon.

Whether you prefer your noodle salad with a more robust flavour profile; rich with soy sauce and a splash of sesame oil, or you prefer something a bit light with lots of lime juice, fragrant mint and vegetables, there’s a salad for you. And remember, a salad is always customisable. What kind of noodles do you prefer? Thick and chewy udon? Paper-thin, transparent rice noodles? Or nutty and silky soba? Depending on your choice, these salads make excellent sides, or can be eaten as a main.

Whichever of these noodle salad recipes you choose, we’re betting that you’ll come back for seconds.

Lemongrass beef with rice noodles

Lemongrass beef with rice noodles

Noodle salads are excellent in all weather – particularly when it’s steamy because there’s minimal cooking involved. This dish works well with sliced sirloin; we’ve made it quicker by using minced beef instead.

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