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Mom's Somen Salad. Great recipe for Mom's Somen Salad. My mother inlaw was a lovely Japanese American lady. She would make sushi, ribs and all sorts of delicious Japanese foods for New Year's.

Mom's Somen Salad Here is how you cook it. Here is how you cook it. Somen salad is a chilled noodle dish with toppings (like fish cake, cucumbers, carrots, and many more options), and a flavorful sauce poured all over the noodles. You can have Mom's Somen Salad using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mom's Somen Salad

  1. It's of Salad.
  2. You need 1 lb of somen noodles, boiled.
  3. Prepare 1 head of ice berg lettuce, shredded.
  4. It's 1/2 lb of boiled ham (from deli) shredded.
  5. It's 1/2 lb of char siu pork (find in asian market, or make @ home) shredded.
  6. Prepare 2 of eggs, thin sheets, shredded or scrambled.
  7. It's 1 of red/white kamaboko, shred into thin matchstick pieces.
  8. Prepare 3 of green onions, slice.
  9. You need 2 of chicken breasts, cooked and shredded.
  10. It's of Salad Dressing.
  11. It's 2 tbsp of sesame seeds, crushed.
  12. You need 4 tbsp of sugar.
  13. It's 2 tsp of salt.
  14. Prepare 6 tbsp of vegtable oil.
  15. It's 2 tbsp of sesame oil.
  16. It's 6 tbsp of vinegar.
  17. You need 4 tbsp of soy sauce (shoyu).

Just pour the sauce on top, mix, and you're ready to eat ^_^ Simple and elegant, so refreshing on a warm. My mother inlaw was a lovely Japanese American lady. She would make sushi, ribs and all sorts of delicious Japanese foods for New Year's. It's a family tradition that I'm doing my best to follow.

Mom's Somen Salad step by step

  1. Lay boiled somen in a 9×13 casserole..
  2. garnish with remaining ingredients..
  3. Combine salad dressing ingredients and stir until sugar dissolves..
  4. Evenly distribute dressing over salad..
  5. cover and chill well..
  6. Happy New Year!!.

Mom's Somen Salad is one of our favorites, and I hope you'll love. Garnish with lettuce, ham, eggs, kamaboko and green onions. Put dressing ingredients in a bottle. Shake well and pour over salad. But you can buy a big box of ramen noodles from Costco or Sam's Club, or buy the traditional somen noodles in an Asian grocery store.