Recipe: Yummy Mom's Somen Salad

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.

Somen salad is a popular Hawaiian dish that consists of three components: Thin wheat flour noodles; Assorted toppings, such as eggs, fresh veggies and kamaboko; A sweet and savory dressing; Growing up, my mom prepared somen salad for big gatherings, like picnics and potlucks with family friends. 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. You can cook Mom's Somen Salad using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mom's Somen Salad

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

It's a family tradition that I'm doing my best to follow. Mom's Somen Salad is one of our favorites, and I hope you'll love. 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. Just pour the sauce on top, mix, and you're ready to eat ^_^ Simple and elegant, so refreshing on a warm.

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!!.

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 is one of our favorites, and I hope you'll love it too! You may substitute finely sliced fishcake, char siu, thinly. Garnish with lettuce, ham, eggs, kamaboko and green onions.