Try this Soba, Mango and Cucumber Salad

Soba, Mango and Cucumber Salad Recipe. Make this cheerful coloured cold salad on a hot day. The sweetness of the mango and the cool crunchiness of the cucumber will be refreshing.

SERVES 6

• 180g dried soba
• 2 med. Tomatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
• ½ cucumber, julienned
• ½ mango, pitted and thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
• 3 tbsp. fresh mint, chopped
• 100g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
• 1 lime, cut into wedges

Dressing

• 90ml rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 bird’s eye chilli, seeded and chopped
• 2 limes, for zest and 1½ tbsp. of squeezed juice
• 1 tbsp. sesame oil

• Prepare dressing, combine vinegar, sugar and salt in a small saucepan.
• Warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for a minute or until sugar dissolves and stir in garlic and chilli.
• Remove from heat and set aside to cool and mix in lime zest, lime juice and sesame oil.
• Bring a pot of salted water to boil and add soba and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.
• Drain, rinse under cold water and drain well then transfer soba to a large bowl.
• Add the dressing to soba, toss and mix evenly.
• Add cucumber, mango, basil and mint and toss well to coat evenly.
• Arrange salad on a plate and sprinkle with chopped peanuts and serve with lime wedges.