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Jung-Eun Lee
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
Easy pasta salad for warm days
As our day is getting longer, refreshing meals often come to my mind on hot afternoons. Buckwheat noodle salad is my favorite summer dish. But you may find it difficult to buy buckwheat noodles in your area. Some people may be allergic to buckwheat like my little brother. So, here comes a recipe for a pasta salad that is more accessible to many people. It is also more portable than buckwheat noodle that tends to lose its flavor quickly due to its continued expansion afte
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Jung-Eun Lee
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
What-is-in-the-fridge salad
Forgot to buy something at a grocery store? No problem. You can make this radish salad, using vegetables that can be kept in a fridge for several weeks. This 'quarantine' salad is easy to make and versatile as well. It is an appetizing side dish that is rich in fiber and anti-oxidants. You can keep this salad in a fridge for a week and pair it with buckwheat noodles, which would make a nice brunch! I would season the cooked buckwheat noodles with soy sauce and combine it
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Jung-Eun Lee
- Sep 28, 2019
- 3 min
Refreshing seaweed cucumber soup
Although this is a popular dish in Korea where I grew up, my first encounter with this salad was in Boston, when my friend served it for a crowd. As I was so used to eating brown seaweed in warm soup, brown seaweed and cucumber seemed like an odd combination. But I was intrigued. Just one spoonful of this soup was all I needed to appreciate the beauty of this dish. This cold soup has a depth that is difficult to find in a salad dish: savory flavors from the brown seaweed m
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Jung-Eun Lee
- May 21, 2017
- 3 min
Spicy and sweet buckwheat noodle salad for a hot summer day
Have you ever had a craving for a refreshing meal, which would instantly cool you down on a sultry day? This is a make-ahead noodle salad dish (yes, great as a brunch over the weekend). You can make this salad ahead of time and refrigerate it for at least an hour up to overnight to fully develop its flavor. Before serving, all you have to do is boiling eggs and noodle. How easy is that?
Ingredients for 2 servings
Seasoning sauce
3 tsp Coarse red pepper powder. (It is i
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