Shrimp and Soba Noodle Salad

I fell in love with the Panera Bread® Shrimp and Soba Salad, decided to recreate it myself, and fell in love with my recipe. This is now one of my favorites! -Recipe by Chantal Rogers

Ingredients:

• Orange Miso Dressing:
• ¼ cup miso paste
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
• 1 teaspoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
• 1 teaspoon peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon chile garlic sauce
• 1 (8.8 ounce) package dried soba noodles
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1 cup carrots, cut into matchstick-size pieces
• ½ cup shredded cabbage
• ½ cup sliced snow peas
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• 16 cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

• Whisk miso paste, canola oil, rice vinegar, orange zest, orange juice, ginger, mirin, peanut butter, and chile garlic sauce together in a bowl until dressing is blended.
• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Stir in soba noodles and return water to a boil. Boil noodles until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain noodles in a colander under cold running water until cool, about 1 minute. Toss cooked soba noodles with 1/2 of the miso dressing in a large bowl until thoroughly coated.
• Divide spinach among 4 serving bowls; top each with 1/4 of the dressed noodles. Divide carrots, cabbage, snow peas, and cherry tomatoes among each bowl; top each with 4 shrimp. Drizzle remaining miso dressing onto each bowl to taste; sprinkle with green onions and toasted sesame seeds.

Cook's Note:

Adjust the amount of rice vinegar to taste based on how tart you prefer it. I add 2 to 3 tablespoons.

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