Mandelo Zaru Soba (Cold Buckwheat Noodles with Cocktail Grapefruit Sauce)

Step 1

Cook the soba noodles as instructed on the packaging until they're al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Step 2

Combine the mentsuyu, water, mandelo juice, and zest, ginger, and karashi mustard powder and mix thoroughly. Add the sesame oil and whisk together. Try to break the oil up enough so that it doesn't sit on top of the sauce.

Step 3

Serve the cold soba noodles in a bamboo basket (zaru) or in a bowl. Garnish with chopped scallions, nori, and mandelo slices, and serve with the dipping sauce in individual bowls.