Korean Spicy Cold Noodles

Ingredients

• 1 lb soba noodles
• Lettuce, thinly sliced
• Green and/or red cabbage, thinly sliced
• Cucumber, julienned
• Carrot, julienned
• Asian pear, julienned
• Green onions, thinly sliced
• Sesame leaves, thinly sliced
• Radish sprouts
• Cabbage and/or radish kimchi
• 2 hard boiled eggs
• 4 Tbsp Korean red chili paste *
• 4 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 2 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Directions

1. Boil water for noodles: On the stovetop, fill a medium large pot with water and bring to a boil.
2. Prep toppings: While the water is heating, prepare toppings and the sauce. Prepare the lettuce, cabbage, cucumber, carrots, asian pear, sesame leaves and radish sprouts. Set aside. Cut each hard boiled egg in half. Set aside.
3. Make sauce: In a small bowl, combine red pepper paste, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, sesame oil and sesame seeds. Stir to combine and set aside.
4. Boil, drain, and cool noodles: Once the water is boiling, add buckwheat noodles, or other type of noodles, and cook according to package instructions, or about six minutes, until al dente. When noodles are finished cooking, pour into a colander and rinse with cold water and drain. To quickly cool your noodles you may also place a few ice cubes in the colander or place the drained noodles into the freezer for a short time, just don't forget them!
5. Serve: To serve, place cooled noodles in a medium sized bowl. Top with dressing and vegetables/fruit of your choice. Place one of the hard-boiled egg halves on top and a few radish sprouts.