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Soba Noodle Salad

Cold buckwheat soba tossed with roasted eggplant, sweet mango, and a tangle of Thai basil and mint, brightened with a fresh lime-cilantro dressing — cooling, chilled, and made for a hot-flash day.

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Soba Noodle Saladmade by Eda
Serves
3
Time
30 min
Calories
~360
Meal-prep
×3

Why it works

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Cooling for hot flashes

Served cold and bright, it's a soothing choice on a hot-flash day.

chilled soba
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Steady mood & sleep

Buckwheat soba brings magnesium for calmer mood and better sleep.

buckwheat soba
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Gentle on digestion

Soba, roasted eggplant, and mango bring fiber to keep things moving.

soba · eggplant · mango

01 Buckwheat soba

cook & cool

Buckwheat soba

  • 8 ozbuckwheat sobamagnesium for mood + sleep
  1. Cook the soba, then rinse under cold water until fully cooled.

02 Roasted eggplant

roast

Roasted eggplant

  • 1eggplantfiber, gut-friendly
  1. Roast the eggplant until silky, then cube.

03 Lime-cilantro dressing

scratch or buy

Lime-cilantro dressing

  • 2 limesfresh lime juice (~¼ cup)
  • ½ cupcilantro, chopped
  • 1 Tbsptoasted sesame oil
  • 1 Tbspcoconut aminosthe single salty seasoning
  • 1 tsp + 1grated ginger + garlic clove
  • 1 tsphoney or maple (optional)just to balance the lime
  1. Whisk or blend everything until smooth.
  2. (Or use a bottled cilantro-lime dressing — look for low-sodium and no added sugar.)

04 Assemble

toss & chill

Assemble

  • 1mango, cubedvitamin C, natural sweetness
  • 1 cupThai basil + mint
  1. Toss the noodles with the mango, herbs, and eggplant.
  2. Dress with the lime-cilantro dressing and chill before serving.

Make it work harder (optional)

Add a handful of edamame or white beans for fiber and plant protein (and a little extra phytoestrogen).

What's in it & what it does

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Buckwheat soba

A whole grain rich in magnesium for calmer mood and better sleep.

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Roasted eggplant

Silky and fiber-rich — gentle on digestion.

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Mango

Bright vitamin C and a little natural sweetness, no added sugar.

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Thai basil & mint

Cooling herbs that keep the whole bowl light.

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