39 Slurp-Worthy Soba Noodle Recipes That Are Gluten-Free and Delicious
If you're a big fan of noodles, and everything and anything in noodle form—from noodle soups to pasta salads—then soba noodles are a must-have item for your kitchen. If you've never tried soba noodles before, now's the time to get acquainted with these delicious noods and we've got you covered with 39 totally slurp-worthy noodle recipes that tasty, nourishing and versatile.
What are Soba Noodles?
Soba noodles are originally from Japan, where the word "soba" refers to buckwheat. Soba noodles are essentially thin noodles that are made from buckwheat flour, or a combination of buckwheat and normal wheat flours. Traditionally in Japan, soba noodles are either served chilled alongside a dipping sauce, or as noodle soup in some kind of broth.
Buckwheat is Actually Gluten-Free.
Despite the "wheat" in the word "buckwheat", this grain is actually gluten-free. This means that soba noodles made entirely from buckwheat (as opposed to a mix of buckwheat and wheat flours) are actually gluten-free and people with Celiac disease or gluten intolerances can enjoy them!
Related: 15 Comforting Noodle Soups to Fill You Up
You can use soba noodles like you would any other noodle, and the variety of soba noodle recipes is huge! From Seared Salmon Soba Noodle Salad and Sesame Ginger Cucumber Soba Noodles, to Soba Noodle Veggie Stir Fry and Spicy Pork Soba Noodles, there are countless ways to eat these thin Japanese buckwheat noodles.
Here are 39 slurp-worthy soba noodle recipes to fill your belly for a satisfying gluten-free meal. Have a peek, choose a few favorites and pin them to cook very soon!
The 39 Best Soba Noodle Recipes
Cut calories without sacrificing flavor with these Asian soba noodles using peanut butter powder.
Get the recipe: Asian Peanut Butter Soba Noodles
These soba buckwheat noodles cook very quickly and are served with a delicious dipping sauce.
Get the recipe: Soba Noodles and Dipping Sauce
This Japanese sesame soba noodles recipe makes a simple Asian side dish or easy main meal that can be served hot or cold, and is on the table in 20 minutes or less.
Get the recipe: Sesame Soba Noodles
Soba noodle salad with julienned cucumber and sesame-ginger scallion sauce is light, refreshing and delicious! It’s the best summer fare for a light vegan lunch or dinner!
Get the recipe: Sesame Ginger Cucumber Soba Noodle Salad
A hearty and healthy Soba Noodle Soup recipe with bok choy and mushrooms in a simple miso broth that is quick, easy and delicious! Vegan, gluten-free and ready in under 30 minutes.
Get the recipe: Bok Choy and Wild Mushroom Miso Soba Bowl
This gluten free mushroom soba noodle stir fry is an easy-to-make + nourishing noodle dish that’s perfect for any weeknight dinner or quick lunch! Made with gluten free soba noodles, mushrooms, broccolini, cilantro, sesame seeds, green onions, and a delicious 4 ingredient stir fry sauce.
Get the recipe: Gluten-Free Mushroom Soba Noodle Stir Fry
Your new favorite quick vegan noodle dinner is here. Spicy garlic soba noodles with bok choy. So simple, so tasty, so savory.
Get the recipe: Spicy Garlic Soba Noodles and Bok Choy
A healthy, vibrant soba noodle recipe full of fresh springtime produce. Feel free to trade in other seasonal vegetables for the sugar snap peas, like chopped bell pepper.
Get the recipe: Sugar Snap Pea and Carrot Soba Noodles
These spicy chili garlic noodles are fast, incredibly flavorful, and vegan. They're super easy and this dish is ready in under 15 minutes!
Get the recipe: Chili Garlic Noodles
This spicy soba noodle veggie stir fry is a quick and easy meal for one, and perfect as a dairy-free, vegetarian dinner.
Get the recipe: Soba Noodle Veggie Stir Fry
A deliciously vibrant buddha bowl made with soba noodles and a colorful mix of fresh vegetables.
Get the recipe: Soba Noodle Buddha Bowls
This spicy pork and soba noodles recipe is so easy to prepare and so tasty, and you can load your bowls up with chopped Thai chilis for extra heat.
Get the recipe: Spicy Pork and Soba Noodles
A quick, cold, buckwheat soba noodle salad with an assortment of vegetables and herbs prepared in a manner of minutes.
Get the recipe: Buckwheat Soba Noodle Salad with Chili Dressing
Addictively good, these roasted teriyaki mushrooms and soba noodles are bound to be a favorite.
Get the recipe: Roasted Teriyaki Mushrooms and Soba Noodles
This pan-seared salmon soba noodle salad features moist medium-cooked salmon fillets with crispy skin over soba noodles and vegetables. Served with a ginger dressing, this delicious and healthy salad can be a full meal ready in under 30 minutes.
Get the recipe: Seared Salmon Soba Noodle Salad
A chilled soba noodle dish chock full of veggies and a flavorful soy sesame dressing.
Get the recipe: Soba Noodle Salad with Sesame Soy Dressing
This soba noodle soup features fresh spring veggies, crispy tofu, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms in a smoky, savory broth with toothy buckwheat noodles. It’s both refreshing and hearty – a slurpable and soothing one-bowl meal.
Get the recipe: Vegan Soba Noodle Soup
Refreshing and light yet seriously satisfying, these Thai tahini veggie soba noodle bowls are slurp-tastically delicious. Ready in 30 minutes or less, these quick and easy bowls are perfect for lunch or dinner!
Get the recipe: Thai Veggie Soba Noodle Bowls
Topped with crisp pan-seared lemongrass salmon, tossed with fresh asparagus and spiralized cucumbers, this salad is not only healthy, but incredibly easy and perfect for busy weeknights.
Get the recipe: Lemongrass Soba Noodle Salad with Salmon Asparagus
Rich in protein and fiber, this quick and easy 100% soba noodle bowl with fresh veggies, buckwheat noodles and miso dressing is simple, healthy and delicious! Vegan, low-fat and gluten-free recipe.
Get the recipe: Sugar Snap Pea Soba Noodle Bowl
Jade noodles is a vegan, Asian-style soba noodle salad loaded up with fresh seasonal veggies and a delicious sesame dressing. Can be served warm or chilled! Gluten-free adaptable.
Get the recipe: Jade Noodles
This vegan soba noodle salad is loaded with healthy vegetables and a ton of flavour with the nut-free tahini dressing.
Get the recipe: Vegan Soba Noodle Salad
These seared tuna and soba noodle stir fry bowls are easy to make if you can find quality fresh tuna to work with. Once you have that, the rest comes easy!
Get the recipe: Seared Tuna Soba Noodle Bowls
A fast and hearty weeknight vegan mushroom ramen bowl packed with ginger, garlic, shiitake mushrooms and oodles of soba noodles! This recipe is vegetarian, vegan and optionally gluten free.
Get the recipe: Speedy Miso Spinach Mushroom Ramen
These simple sesame ginger soba noodles are the perfect vegan one pot meal for busy weeknights. Ready in just 10 minutes!
Get the recipe: Simple Sesame Ginger Soba Noodles
These soba noodle broth bowls are a delicious Panera Bread Copycat – you'd be surprised how easy they are to make at home with kale slaw and chicken!
Get the recipe: Soba Noodle Broth Bowls
This grilled thai pork tenderloin is so easy, super flavorful, and the perfect weeknight meal when you serve it with a soda noodle salad.
Get the recipe: Grilled Thai Pork Tenderloin
Soba noodles tossed with kimchi, cucumbers and Korean style gochujang sauce then topped with fresh mint. This Korean style kimchi soba noodle is simple, delicious, and perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Get the recipe: Korean Style Kimchi Soba Noodles
Simple and easy 30-minute soba noodle soup prepared with mushrooms, noodles, and greens.
Get the recipe: Easy Soba Noodle Soup
Soba noodles tossed with cucumber, scallions and a light yet creamy sesame-ginger-tahini sauce. This would be a great vegan potluck dish, but note that it is best when served promptly, as the salt will draw out the water from the cucumbers and dilute the flavors. It can be gluten-free if you buy gluten-free soba noodles, soy sauce and miso.
Get the recipe: Sesame Ginger and Cucumber Soba Noodles
A creamy vegan noodle bowl with wilted collards and a homemade tahini sauce. Perfect for a light dinner or work lunch.
Get the recipe: Tahini Soba Noodle Bowl with Collards
This roasted sweet potato and salmon noodle bowl is the perfect balance of noodles, broth, veggies, and salmon...and it's delicious!
Get the recipe: Roasted Sweet Potato and Salmon Soba Noodle Bowl
Slurpable noodles, hearty tofu, and vibrant veggies go into this cozy soba noodle soup. Super cozy, absolutely meal-worthy, and ready to serve in under 30 minutes!
Get the recipe: Soba Miso Tofu Soup
A seriously tasty bowl of noodle goodness! These beef soba noodles are dressed with a fantastic dressing reminiscent of traditional Japanese soba sauce. Quick to make, you’ll have this on the table in just 15 minutes.
Get the recipe: Beef Soba Noodles with Green Beans
This cold soba noodles with shrimp and edamame in creamy peanut sauce is creamy, delicious and filling.
Get the recipe: Cold Soba Noodles with Shrimp and Edamame
A chilled, veggie-filled salad with soba noodles that's ready in 20 minutes.
Get the recipe: Cold Soba Noodle Rainbow Salad
Savory soba noodles with spicy garlic shrimp recipe is a colorful dish packed with seafood and vegetables. Asian flavors are infused into each noodle bite.
Get the recipe: Soba Noodles with Spicy Garlic Shrimp
These simple, satisfying vegan creamy sesame-avocado soba noodles come together in a speedy 25 minutes.
Get the recipe: Creamy Sesame Avocado Soba Noodles
These vegan teriyaki soba noodle bowls are filling, wholesome and delicious. They taste better and are so much healthier for you than any take-out or frozen meal you might be tempted to buy!
Get the recipe: Vegan Teriyaki Soba Noodle Bowls
Up next: 32 Creative Dumpling Recipes
