Cold Soba Noodles

This custardy and comforting tofu comes together in minutes, all thanks to your microwave. Serve with rice or bread for an easy meal.

Cool off with this easy zaru soba recipe: a Japanese dish of chewy buckwheat noodles served with chilled mentsuyu dipping sauce, daikon, nori, and scallions.

Gochujang creates a sauce that delivers the perfect balance of spice, tang, and sweetness.

This vegan version of the classic North African scramble uses soft silken tofu instead of eggs without any sacrifice of flavor.

Reliable cabbage is cooked in the punchy sauce and then combined with store-bought baked tofu and roasted cashews for a salad that can also be eaten with rice.

Chewy noodles, tinned fish, and hardy greens in an umami broth.

The tofu is crunchy on the outside, in part thanks to a panko-studded exterior, and squishy-in-a-good-way on the inside. It also comes together in 20 minutes.

For the full effect, enjoy over a bed of rice with a pint of cold beer.