soba noodle asian salad

Soba noodles are low cal buckwheat noodles often used in Japaneses dishes. Any of the ingrediant below can be left out if desired.

Add 6 oz of dried soba noodles to boiling water (2-3 c) and let cook for 2 mins or so. Drain and rinse well under cold water.

In a large bowl and the following items:
Slice red or Napa cabbage (1/2 head)
2/3 c grated carrot
1/2 slice red onion
one entire sliced red pepper
one fresno chile or other spicy pepper
3-5 garlic cloves
1/2 bundle of mint
1/2 bundle of cilantro

Mix in noodles and add
lime juice (2-3 limes)
2 tsps sugar
1 tsp grated ginger root
1 tbs sesame oil
1 tbs fish suace
salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients together well and serve cold topped with grilled chicken or shrimp, by itself, or simply with fresh avocado and low fat feta cheese. Yields 10 cups of salad 110 cals per cup

well i have that they're 200 cal per 2 ounce of dry noodles- I don't know what that comes out to but I'm pretty sure its less cal than rice and other pastas. All carbs seem to be somewhat high in cals i just thought these were a little lower relative to everything else.