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Mango Soba Noodle Salad packed with gently cooked greens and finished with a tangy chilli and lime dressing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It has been a while since my last recipe post, I couldn’t resist these new season sweet mangoes, so I have for you today a deliciously simple soba noodle salad in a tangy chilli and lime dressing.<\/p>\n

Although quite substantial in and of itself, I marinated some firm tofu chunks in tamari and sriracha (best combo), pan fried them, then served with this green bean, cucumber and mint salad.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Mango Soba Noodle Salad<\/h2>\n

Traditionally, soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour or a combination of buckwheat and wheat. So if you are gluten free or gluten sensitive, check the label before you buy them.<\/p>\n

Because I’m constantly advocating to crowd in as much low-starch vegetables as humanly possible in a day (8 cups is ideal!), there is a generous amount of fresh spinach slightly wilted and folded through, which isn’t a typical feature in a soba noodle salad.<\/p>\n

By all means leave it out and use some more traditional ingredients like thinly sliced cabbage or carrot.<\/p>\n

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Chilli and Lime Dressing<\/h2>\n

The dressing is a bit of winner. One of my biggest supermarket gripes is the cost of limes - $1 per – and all for very little juice.<\/p>\n

So here’s a great hack for you – use lemon juice to get the acidity, then add a few drops of lime essential oil to jazz it up.<\/p>\n

There are 6 drops of lime oil in my recipe – totalling 50c for the lot – much better!<\/p>\n

doTERRA’s lime essential oil is cold pressed from the rind of the fruit. It is also delicious in guacamole, green smoothies or tomato salsas.<\/p>\n

Mango Soba Noodle Salad: make it a balanced meal<\/h2>\n