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These Mango Avocado Soba Noodles with Sesame Salmon Poke are full of flavor and color…LOVE!
The beginning of this week started out grey, snowy, windy, and so cold. I’m not even going to sugar coat it in the least, it was cold…and it made for a rather brutal Monday. These fridged tempts and dark days have left me dreaming of warmer weather, longer days, and sunshine…love the the sunshine!! Thankfully by Wednesday afternoon the sun finally surfaced, and though it is still very cold at night, it’s amazing to see the sun again.
I am pretty positive that I am not the only one craving warm days, sun and signs of spring, so while we all wait for that to finally happen, I thought I would brighten our days with one of the most colorful (and delicious) soba noodle bowls.
I made this recipe a couple of weeks ago on a whim. I was just feeling the need for something really fresh. I happened to have the most gorgeous wild caught salmon on hand, so I knew I wanted to make some kind of salmon poke…with mango, because again, I was clearly feeling the tropical vibes. I pulled a few ingredients from my pantry and just kind of put this together. At the time, I wasn’t planning on posting the recipe, but as I started assembling, I quickly realized that I would definitely need to share this with you guys. I mean, the salmon poke alone is worth sharing, but add the noodles? Yup, a must share, and truly one of my favorite recipes of the month. The flavors are some of my favorites.
I’m not sure if you guys have noticed, but poke is definitely having its moment right now. If you guys are into it, I highly, highly recommend The Poke Cookbook. It’s filled with so many amazing poke recipes. I’m dying to make the Poke Nachos on page seventy-six.
Ohhhhh…IDEA, what if I made a poke recipe on Facebook Live tomorrow? Would you guys be into that? Sounds fun to me…
Anyway, back to soba and salmon talk!
Like I said, I am pretty am much head over heals in love with this recipe. It’s fast to make, super healthy, and loaded with so many flavors. Lots of Asian fusion mixed with a little Hawaiian flare!
The noodles are tossed with a light tahini sauce, fresh mango, peas, and avocado. The mango is really KEY to this noodle bowl, as it adds a pop of sweetness and balances out the spice. The salmon poke is a simple ginger garlic marinade, but don’t let the short list of ingredient fool you, as long as you have good salmon, the poke going to be so delicious. You could also use sushi grade ahi tuna. Both would be great, but I’m personally loving the salmon right now.
This recipe comes together so fast. I’m talking under thirty minutes fast, and the leftovers are great warm or cold the next day for lunch. Umm, dinner and lunch in one? Yes, please!
ps. Personally, I am all about these noodles WARM, but then even in the summer, I don’t like cold food…that is unless we’re talking ice cream, in which case I am madly in love.
In other very random news, my grandma has been sick (thoughts and prayers for my grandma please ?) so my mom is now in Florida visiting my grandparents. This means that my dad is left with my little sister Asher all by himself…ah yikes. OK not really, my dad is great with her, but Asher has been coming over while my dad hits the gym after school and she has been making a lot of appearances on my Instagram lately. It’s funny because a lot of you think she’s my kid…she’s obviously not, but she kind of loves being on camera and reading everyone comments. She especially loves everyone who comments on her outfits…the kitty leggings are from H&M guys! 🙂
We actually made this recipe together the other day, and while she was totally grossed out by the fish, she did say that she loved the pink color. Someday I will get her to try fish. Someday.
Until then, more for me, right? Yup. Yup.
Ok and with that, I feel as though I am rambling again. So soba poke noodles tonight, right? Yes, perfect way to end out the week and welcome us into FRIDAY?! Sounds like a plan to me.
Mango Avocado Soba Noodles with Sesame Salmon Poke
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 851 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Salmon Poke
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 inch fresh ginger, grated
- 1 clove garlic, minced or grated
- 1 pound sushi grade salmon cut into chunks
Soba Noodles
- 12 ounces soba noodles
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup tahini
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 mango, cut into matchsticks
- 1 cup snap peas
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 Persian cucumber, sliced
- sprouts, sesame seeds, and or hot chili sauce for serving
Instructions
Salmon Poke
- In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, ginger, and garlic. Add the salmon and toss to combine. The salmon can marinate for up to 8 hours in the fridge.
Soba Noodles
- Cook the soba noodles according to package directions and rinse under cold water.Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add oil. Add the green onions and cook 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the soba noodles and toss to combine. Add the tahini, lemon juice, and oyster sauce, gently tossing to combine. Add the mango, snap peas, and avocado, gently tossing once more. Divide the noodles among bowls and top with salmon, cucumbers, sprouts, and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
Plus, if you need a little cheering up, just look at this bowl of food. Literally just makes me smile. <–major dork alert.
YES to all of this!! I tried poke for the first time in Disney World (go figure) at the Food and Wine Festival. It was love at first bite!! 😉
YES!! I don’t know how you could dislike it!
Guess I’m just one of those odd few who does not care for mango……any substitute suggestions??
Hi! No big deal at all, you can just omit it from the recipe. Hope you love this. Thank you! 🙂
I love soba noodles, what a gorgeous bowl!
Right!? Thanks Laura!
Looks delicious! I don’t really have access to salmon that isn’t atlantic farmed and I wouldn’t want to use that raw. There are some frozen packages of salmon cut in sashimi slices at my grocery store, do you think that would be okay? They obviously wouldn’t be cubed, so would likely just have a different texture. Also, do you have a favourite soba noodle? I can’t get them where I live and would have to order online. Thinking of your family xo
Hi! I think the frozen salmon will be great! I used whole foods frozen too and it’s typically awesome. You can use sushi grade tuna too. Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love this! 🙂
wow this looks so good!
Izzy | Pinch of delight
Thanks Izzy!
Oh my god, this looks BEYOND.
Thank you Rebecca!
This looks so delicious!
Thanks Kari (:
Will definitely be praying for your grandma Tieghan!! Hope all goes well. ❤ Coincidentally, I just heard someone mention poke bowls in a podcast yesterday. ?
It means so much hannah, thank you.
Seems like a sign to make one!
Prayers to you and your Grandmother!
You must’ve been reading my mind about the kitty leggings, they are too adorable and Asher is too! This bowl looks amazing; going to try it with tuna as well or maybe tuna and salmon combo. YUM!!
Thank you so much Penny (:
Shes gonna love your comment!
So happy you like the bowl, thanks(:
Ouuuuhhhhh ! This dish smells of SUMMER ! Snow can’t melt fast enough !
Ah yes! Agreed!
As always my dear – this looks sensational!! Thinking of your Grandma xx
Rebecca
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Means so much! Thank you Rebecca (:
Looks like there are cucumber slices in the photo? I don’t see them listed in the recipe (unless I just missed them).
Thank you for pointing that out! Fixing the recipe now. Hope you love this!
This looks incredible. Good vibes going out to your family right now <3
Thank you so much Karlie, means a lot (:
Please let me join. I love Indian/Arabic cuisine.
Of course! Thanks Ronnie!
i love cold buckwheat noodles (especially mul naengmyeon, but not sure if you’d like that if you aren’t into cold noodles)! it was pretty warm in southern california yesterday, which is making me pre-maturely ready for summer (even though we have a solid 3 months to go, sigh).
Yeah, i’m not sure if i’d like them, i’ll have to try!
My brother lives there and I texted him a picture of his weather, SO JEALOUS! It is summer there!