Great recipe for a hot summer day, this healthy recipe is simple and fast. Umami flavor dipping sauce pairs great with nutty soba noodles.

Ingredients:

• 7 oz (two bundles) soba noodles
• 1 stalk of scallion
• 1-2 tbsp grated daikon
• 1/2 tbsp white sesame seeds

Sauce:

• 2 cups of dashi stock (you can use instant dashi mixed with water)
• 1/4 cup light soy sauce
• 1/2 cup mirin
• 1/4 tsp sugar

Instructions: 

1. For the dipping sauce, add dashi stock, light soy sauce, mirin and sugar to a saucepan.
2. Over medium heat, bring the sauce to a gentle boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
3. Cut up scallions and grate daikon.
4. Cook your favorite soba noodles, place soba noodles in ice water.
5. Add ice to the dipping sauce to keep the dish cool longer. Then add scallions and white sesame seeds to the dipping sauce.
6. Add grated daikon to noodles.
7. Dip your noodles to the dipping sauce and enjoy!