Lemon Somen
Cold somen noodles with sliced lemon and salted green onions.
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 2 green onions (cut thinly)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/3 cup Mentsuyu
- 1 cup water
- 2 bunches somen noodles
Instructions
- Slice 1/2 lemon thinly and set aside. Squeeze the other 1/2 lemon into a small bowl. Add the thinly cut green onions, salt, and garlic powder to the lemon juice and mix well. Mix the mentsuyu sauce with cold water and set aside.
- Boil the somen noodles according to the package instruction (about 2 minutes.) Strain and wash the somen noodles in running water. Add the ice to the strainer to chill the noodles.
- Serve the somen noodles in a bowl and top with the lemon slices and the salted green onions. Pour the mentsuyu sauce.