Soba Salad With Seaweed, Cucumbers, and Asparagus Recipe

Ingredients (12)

• 1 pound asparagus, woody ends trimmed
• 1/2 ounce dried wakame seaweed (see note)
• 300 grams (about 10 1/2 ounces) dried soba noodles
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 cup fresh juice from 2 lemons
• 2 tablespoons canola, vegetable, or grapeseed oil
• 1 (1 1/2-inch) knob fresh peeled ginger, grated
• 1 large English cucumber, ends trimmed, quartered lengthwise, and thinly sliced into quarter-moons
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, plus more for garnish
• 2 scallions, white and light green parts thinly sliced on the bias
• Kosher salt