Steak and Soba Noodle Salad

In a bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the steak marinade. Place the steak in a glass dish and pour the marinade over the steak. Cover with a lid or with plastic wrap and put the dish in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

Before you start to cook the steak, put a pot of water on the stove to boil in order to cook the noodles. Cook the noodles for about 8 minutes once the water has come to a boil.

When the steak has finished marinating, take the steak out of the fridge. Put a large skillet on the stove over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, sear both sides of the steak for 5-6 minutes per side for medium rare, 7-8 minutes per side for medium.

As the noodles and steak cook, prepare the vegetables and the dressing. Slice the cabbage, peppers, and carrots into thin strips and the jalapeño into thin rounds. Wash the snap peas (cut in half or thirds if desired). Whisk all of the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Be sure to taste test. Put the vegetables in a big bowl. Toss the vegetables in half of the dressing and reserve the rest of the dressing for the noodles.

When the noodles have finished cooking, drain, then toss them in the rest of the dressing, and add them to the vegetables. When the meat is finished cooking, let it sit for about 5 minutes before carving it into thin slices.

Serve the noodle salad topped with steak and garnished with green onions.