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Harusame salad
Harusame sarada (春雨サラダ): glass noodles with cucumber, carrot and egg ribbons in sweet sesame vinegar
Harusame, "spring rain" noodles, are fine glass noodles made from mung bean or potato starch, and this tangy salad of them with cucumber, carrot and ribbons of thin omelette is a supermarket deli favourite and a regular bento side across Japan. Ham is usually added; this version keeps it vegetarian. The common mistake is leaving the noodles long, which makes the salad impossible to eat from a bento with chopsticks; cut them with scissors after cooking. Chef's tip: dress the noodles while they are still slightly warm, because they drink up the dressing then and stay flavourful cold.
- Total time
- 23 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 ¾ oz harusame glass noodlesdried
- 1 cucumberabout 150 g, cut into fine matchsticks
- ½ carrotcut into fine matchsticks
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp neutral oil
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 ½ tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
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Method
0/6 doneStep 2: Beat 2 eggs well. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-low heat, wipe it with 1 tsp neutral oil and pour in half the egg, tilting into a thin sheet. Cook for about 1 minute, until fully set with no wet egg on top, then flip for 10 seconds. Repeat with the rest.
3 minStep 3: Roll the omelettes up, slice into thin ribbons and leave to cool.
Step 4: Boil 1 ¾ oz harusame glass noodles for 3–4 minutes, or as the packet says, until clear and springy. Drain, rinse under cold water and drain well, then snip into 6–8 cm lengths.
4 minStep 5: Whisk 3 tbsp rice vinegar, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 ½ tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil until the sugar dissolves.
Step 6: Toss the noodles, vegetables and egg with the dressing and 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds. Chill for at least 15 minutes. Keep in the fridge for up to 2 days and pack with an ice pack.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 160 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does harusame salad take?
- About 23 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 8 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of cucumber?
- Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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