Gluten-Free Cold Peanut Soba Noodle Bowl
A cold soba noodle bowl with nutty 100% buckwheat noodles, edamame, crisp cucumber and carrot, and a tamari peanut dressing. The noodles are rinsed hard under cold water the Japanese way, so they stay springy and separate instead of turning gummy.
Best for a cold lunch bowl that packs well, with the dressing kept on the side.
At a glance: This easy lunch recipe yields 4 servings in about 25 minutes (15 min prep, 10 min cook). It uses 13 ingredients — including 100% buckwheat soba noodles labeled gluten-free, shelled edamame, english cucumber — and walks through 5 steps. Updated . Browse more lunch recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Cold Peanut Soba Noodle Bowl: When preparing this lunch recipe, buckwheat noodles are often made on the same lines as wheat noodles, so the gluten-free label matters even on 100% buckwheat packages. Cook them in a clean pot of fresh water, never in water used for wheat pasta. Use tamari labeled gluten-free (San-J and Kikkoman both sell one) and check the label on every bottle. In a shared kitchen, avoid porous materials — wooden spoons, wooden cutting boards, and scratched non-stick pans can harbor gluten proteins even after washing. Prefer glass, metal, or silicone tools.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Cold Peanut Soba Noodle Bowl: Most soba contains wheat, so use soba made from 100% buckwheat and labeled gluten-free. Use tamari labeled gluten-free in place of other soy-based sauces, which are usually brewed with wheat.
Ingredients
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Instructions
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Tips & Notes
- Read the soba package closely. Many soba noodles blend buckwheat with other flours; only 100% buckwheat soba labeled gluten-free belongs in this bowl.
- Buckwheat noodles break easily and go from tender to mushy in about a minute, so start tasting a minute before the package time.
- Store dressed leftovers refrigerated up to 2 days. The noodles absorb the dressing, so loosen them with a splash of water and rice vinegar.
Common questions
Is soba gluten-free?
Only some of it. Buckwheat is gluten-free, but most soba noodles are made with a share of wheat. Look for soba made from 100% buckwheat (sometimes sold as juwari soba) that is also labeled gluten-free.
Why rinse soba noodles in cold water?
Soba releases a lot of surface starch. Rinsing and rubbing the noodles under cold water removes it and stops the cooking, so they stay springy and separate when chilled.
How is a peanut soba bowl different from a Thai peanut noodle bowl?
This bowl leans Japanese: nutty buckwheat noodles served cold with a tamari, rice vinegar and sesame dressing. A Thai-style peanut bowl usually uses rice noodles with lime, chili and a sweeter sauce.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Cold Peanut Soba Noodle Bowl?
Check 100% buckwheat soba noodles labeled gluten-free, shelled edamame, frozen, English cucumber, cut into matchsticks before they go into Gluten-Free Cold Peanut Soba Noodle Bowl. Buckwheat noodles are often made on the same lines as wheat noodles, so the gluten-free label matters even on 100% buckwheat packages. Cook them in a clean pot of fresh water, never in water used for wheat pasta. Use tamari labeled gluten-free (San-J and Kikkoman both sell one) and check the label on every bottle. In a shared kitchen, avoid porous materials — wooden spoons, wooden cutting boards, and scratched non-stick pans can harbor gluten proteins even after washing. Prefer glass, metal, or silicone tools.
How should leftover Gluten-Free Cold Peanut Soba Noodle Bowl be stored?
Store dressed leftovers refrigerated up to 2 days. The noodles absorb the dressing, so loosen them with a splash of water and rice vinegar.
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