Hiyashi Chyuka (Cold Ramen Noodle Salad) with Sesame Vinaigrette
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Japanese
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Serves: 3
 
Ingredients
  • FOR VINAIGRETTE DRESSING
  • 3 tablespoons shoyu (soy sauce)
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1½ tablespoons sesame oil
  • 3 teaspoons white granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground black sesame seeds
  • 1 teapoon whole black sesame seeds
  • FOR COLD NOODLE SALAD
  • 1 package of hiyashi chyuka noodles (3 servings per pack)
  • 1 bunch of fresh spinach, boiled and chopped
  • 1 Japanese cucumber, julienne slices
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 15 jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed (frozen)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce for kinshi tamago (egg omelette)
  • Olive oil for making egg omelette
  • Japanese karashi (hot mustard), serve with noodles and sesame vinaigrette
  • Kizami nori (roasted sliced seaweed), optional garnish
  • Roasted whole sesame seeds, optional garnish
Instructions
  1. Boil noodles according to package and rinse with cold water. Set aside into 3 portions. Chill in refrigerator.
  2. Cook shrimp for 5 to 7 minutes until pink and cooked through. Chill in refrigerator.
  3. Cook spinach, drain and then squeeze any residual water from the leaves. Chop into 1-inch bite sized portions. (On a platter, set aside spinach, julienned cucumbers, and sliced tomatoes. Place in refrigerator to chill.)
  4. For egg omelette: beat 2 egg with 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Heat oil over medium heat in large frying pan, making sure the entire pan is greased. Pour egg mixture into pan spreading it out over the entire pan in a thin layer. Allow the omelette to cook slowly so that it doesn't brown. Flip over once the egg has thickened and is stable. Cook additional 2 - 3 minutes until firm. Remove omelette to cutting board. Allow it to cool completely and then cut the egg into very thin strips. Chill egg strips in the refrigerator.
  5. Make dressing: combine soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, ground sesame seeds and whole roasted sesame seeds. Gently mix together. Chill in refrigerator.
  6. To assemble hiyashi chyuka, arrange noodles on a plate. Place kinshi tamago (egg), shrimp, spinach, tomatoes and cucumbers over noodles.
  7. Generously drizzle sesame vinaigrette over salad. Enjoy immediately.
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2013/09/19/hiyashi-chyuka-cold-ramen-noodle-salad/