Asian Salmon Noodle Bowl Recipe

Faye James is nutritionist with a passion for helping midlife women get the nutrition they need, in a healthy way. Her latest book The Menopause Diet includes delicious and easy-to-follow recipes designed to help women to lose weight and stay healthy as they get older.

Here, she shares a salmon noodle salad that is high in protein, healthy and easy to make.

SERVES: 4

PREP: 10 minutes

COOK: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 skinless salmon fillets
• 250g soba noodles
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 2 tbs vegetable oil
• 1tbs rice wine vinegar
• 2tsp tamari sauce
• 1tsp sesame oil
• 1 Lebanese cucumber cut into ribbons
• 100g edamame, cooked
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks
• 2 long green shallots (spring onions), chopped
• 3 radishes, thinly sliced
• toasted sesame seeds

Method

1. Bake the salmon fillets in the oven at 180°C for around 7 minutes until tender. Let rest for 5 minutes before flaking with a fork.
2. Cook noodles according to instructions on the packet, drain and toss in a little sesame oil.
3. Mix the lime juice, vegetable oil, vinegar, tamari sauce and sesame oil in a bowl. Toss in the cucumber, edamame, carrot, spring onions and radish and mix well so everything is well coated.
4. Top with flaked salmon and sesame seeds.

Tip: Want a vegan version? Sub the salmon for tempeh.

Learn Faye James’ top tips for your menopause diet or listen to her advice in our podcast Thriving in Menopause.