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Summer is best for Cold Udon Noodles. Just top the boiled udon with fresh summer vegetables and pour flavorful noodle soup. It’s a simple and easy recipe.

Looking for easy udon recipes? Try my Chilled Natto Udon Bowl, Miso Udon Carbonara, or Zaru Udon!

2 bowls of Cold Udon Noodles with Summer Vegetables

I’ll walk you through the ingredients and step-by-step instructions. I hope you enjoy it!

Why You Will Love This Recipe

These cold udon noodles are perfect for when you’re looking for something light yet flavorful.
These colorful vegetables pair well with thick fat udon noodles.
You can explore more topping variations to suit your taste preferences.

Udon Noodles

Udon noodles, the classic Japanese noodle made with wheat flour and water, are a staple of Japanese cooking. These thick and white noodles have a chewy texture and can be enjoyed both hot and cold. Learn more about udon noodles in “What are Japanese udon noodles: A Beginner’s Guide“

Recipe Ingredients

You’ll need the following ingredients to make this Cold Udon Noodle Recipe:

Udon noodles: Dried noodles, fresh or frozen, are available at Asian grocery stores. I use frozen udon noodles in this recipe.
Mentsuyu is a multipurpose noodle soup base with a savory flavor made from dashi broth (Japanese soup stock), mirin, and soy sauce. I use a store-bought one in this recipe.
The toppings of your choice: I picked atsuage, tomato, shiso leaves, and okra.

How To Make Cold Udon Noodles: STEP BY STEP

Here are some quick visual instructions! For the video and all the detailed ingredients and instructions, go to the printable recipe card below.

Step 1

Prepare toppings.

Step 2

Boil udon noodles according to the instructions on the package.

Step 3

Rinse and drain boiled udon noodles under cold water.

Step 4

Dilute mentsuyu with water.

a bowl of Cold Udon Noodles with Summer Vegetables

Here are fresh summer cold udon noodles! Pour the mentsuyu over the udon, mix them up and enjoy!

Colorful cold udon in a bowl. Tomato, Okura, Lettuce, and koyadofu are on the top.

Variety of Toppings

These are popular toppings for bukkake udon in Japan, and they can help enhance the flavor and add a unique touch to the dish. Feel free to experiment with combinations and find the ones you like best!

Egg (raw egg, half-boiled egg, or boiled egg)
Grated fresh ginger
Green onions (or scallions, chives, spring onions)
Tempura flakes (bits of fried batter), Tempura
Daikon oroshi (Grated Japanese radish)
Sesame seeds
Lemon
Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)

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Cold Udon Noodles with Summer Vegetables

5 from 3 votes

Prep: 5

Cook: 5

Total: 10

Servings: servings

Author: Juri Austin

Summer is best for cold udon noodles. Just top the boiled udon with fresh summer vegetables and pour flavorful noodle soup. It's simple and easy recipe.

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Equipment

Saucepan 18cm, (7 inches)

Ingredients

▢ 1 Tomato
▢ 15 pcs Okra, 150g
▢ 10 pcs Shiso, 10g
▢ 1 block Atsuage, Deep-fried tofu (180g)
▢ 4 packs Udon noodles
▢ 1 c Mentsuyu, 240ml
▢ Topping of your choice: Nori, chopped green onion, sesame seeds

Instructions

Cut ingredients: Cut tomato, shiso, atuage into bite-size pieces
Boil okra: Boil okra for 2 minutes and cut them into bite-size pieces
Boil udon: Boil udon noodles according to the instructions on the package, rinse and drain under cold water
Prepare mentsuyu: Dilute mentsuyu with water according to the instructions on the bottle
Serve: Place udon noodles, okra, tomato, shiso, atsuage and toppings on a plate and pour mentsuyu over

Video

Notes

Substitute: You can pick any ingredients you like such as boiled egg, pickled plum, canned tuna, wakame (seaweed), leafy green vegetables, cucumbers, broccoli, etc.
If the soup is too salty, please add some water to tweak the taste.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 12.5gFat: 5.7gSodium: 338mgSugar: 1.6g

This nutritional information is estimated and provided for general reference only.

Course: Noodle

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: Cold Udon Noodles with Summer Vegetables

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