Miso chicken and soba noodles are the perfect salad combination.
37 light and fresh noodle salads for warm days
When it’s too hot for a bowl of soup, get your fix with these light and fresh noodle salads for dinner tonight.
Crispy kimchi noodle salad
Warren Mendes uses instant noodles to add a layer of crunch to this crispy kimchi salad.
Matt Moran's prawn and noodle salad with sesame dressing
“A satisfying Japanese-influenced salad” - Matt Moran.
Sesame-crusted tuna with green tea noodle salad
Level up your tuna lunch with this fancy Asian-inspired salad.
Chicken larb with rice vermicelli
Make the most of chicken mince with this ultimate healthy midweek dinner.
Fresh ideas
Corn
This summer, pick Australian grown corn with grassy green husks for a fresh addition to your BBQ.
Watermelon and trout noodle salad
“Sweet watermelon, smoky fish and pickles take this noodle salad to new heights. The watermelon rind pickles are a great fridge staple, so make a double batch and serve alongside roast pork and cheese platters." – Matt Moran
Rice noodle, celery and tofu salad with chilli oil
"This recipe aims to put the flavours of celery front and centre," says Hetty McKinnon. This recipe is an edited extract from Community: Salad Recipes From Arthur Street Kitchen by Hetty McKinnon (Plum/Pan Macmillan, $39.99).
Asian soba noodle salad
Soba noodles packed with fresh greens make the perfect healthy lunch. Light and fresh, but still satisfying.
Kingfish sashimi with soba noodles, celery, fennel and apple
The success of this dish relies on the freshness of the kingfish, says Colin Fassnidge
Thai beef noodle salad recipe
This Thai beef salad recipe is a quick and easy dinner idea. It's packed with crunchy vegetables and sits atop a bed of vermicelli noodles, plus any leftovers will make a great work or school lunchtime treat.
Miso grilled avocado with sesame soba noodles
Soba noodles in spring is a real delight.
Matt Moran's miso salmon with soba noodles and ponzu dressing
“Fine local miso is now available” - Matt Moran.
Summer poached chicken, lemongrass and coconut noodle salad
Fast, fresh and fragrant - this salad is bound to be a winner this season.
Grilled pork skewers with noodle salad
Pork skewers packed with flavour meet a light and fresh noodle salad in this street food-inspired dish. This recipe is an extract from Luke Nguyen's latest cookbook, Street Food Asia.
Paul West's eggplant and soba noodle salad
“Eat eggplants now while in season," says chef and recipe author Paul West. Nothing says midweek dinners quite like a big bowl of comforting noodles.