Watermelon Naengmyeon (Korean Buckwheat Cold Noodles)

Welcome to our weekly Foodie Friday link up! I’m linking up with Annmarie from the Fit Foodie Mama + Esther from Chocolate Runner Girl to create awesome healthy recipes each week! This week’s theme is Noodles (to celebrate National Noodle Day)! I have a cool recipe for watermelon naengmyeon for you today!

I’m super lucky that I have my best friend in my life!! We’ve been facebook-married now for almost 11.5 years–definitely longer than any actual relationship either of us have ever been in (har har)!

As you might have noticed, I’ve been kinda on/off sporadic with my blog posts lately because life has been getting in the way (mostly for good reasons, but still). We haven’t had a Skype cooking date in a while, but Jun decided to come to my rescue by sharing an awesome noodle dish he made! :D

Watermelon Naengmeyon (Korean Buckwheat Cold Noodles) | @fairyburger

(Can you see why I miss us living together?! :'( We used to make the most awesome noms and have pillow fights while playing Final Fantasy battle music in the background. Those were the days.)

If you’ve never had cold noodles before, I feel like this would be an awesome one to try out first! It’s refreshing + full o’ flavor and packed with nutrients! :] What better way to celebrate National Noodle Day, right? :O

Watermelon Naengmyeon (Korean Buckwheat Cold Noodles)

Watermelon Naengmeyon (Korean Buckwheat Cold Noodles) | @fairyburger

Watermelon Naengmyeon (Korean Buckwheat Cold Noodles)

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Keyword: healthy, vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups watermelon flesh
  • 1 tbsp gochujang paste Korean hot pepper paste
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1-2 tbsp sweetener rice syrup, honey or sugar
  • 1 tbsp vinegar apple or white
  • 1 small Asian pear save a few slices for topping
  • basil optional
  • 1 cup dongchimi Korean radish pickles broth
  • 1 cup beef brisket broth or your choice of broth
  • 1/2 small Persian or English cucumber cut into matchsticks
  • Korean cold noodles
  • 1 egg soft-boiled
  • sesame seeds

Instructions

  • To make the cold broth, scoop out the watermelon insides (you'll want to stick the watermelon in the fridge beforehand to chill).
  • Blend the watermelon, gochujang paste, soy sauce, sesame seeds, garlic, sweetener, vinegar, Asian pear, basil, dongchimi and broth together. Top with cucumber.
  • Cook the Korean cold noodles according to the package instructions and rinse well in cold water to wash off the excess starch. Add to the hollowed-out watermelon half. (You can slice off the bottom of the watermelon so it doesn't wobble around on the plate!)
  • Pour in the watermelon broth mixtur.
  • Top with Asian pear, cucumber, soft-boiled egg, and sesame seeds, then serve!

Watermelon Naengmeyon (Korean Buckwheat Cold Noodles) | @fairyburger

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  1. Welp, now I’m hungry! Looks delicious!
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    1. hehehe, thank you! <3!

  2. That’s awesome! I’m so glad that you’ve been able to maintain your friendship for so long! Watermelon is one of my favorite things to eat!

    1. Me too! I’ve been friends with him for 18 years now–it’s crazy to think how much time has passed!

    • Zoe Lau on October 6, 2017 at 9:55 am
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    Hi Farah! Love love this watermelon naengmyeon. Mia and i made Korean Soba noodles a couple of weeks ago that we absolutely love too with buckwheat noodles. It si another type that is served with this soy citrus dressing served with your favorite vegetables!
    I tried linking up but it won’ let me saying I had a backlink, but anyways love it!

    1. Hi Zoe! Thanks so much for stopping by! Korean Soba noodles would be lovely right now (I just ate a late dinner but still have the munchies, haha)! I wanna try that soy citrus dressing! :]

      Our linkup has a required backlink to the cohost blogs (it cycles to a different cohost each week) but sometimes even if there’s a linkback, it won’t show up unless there’s a “http://www.” in front of the link! x_x I don’t think inlinkz gives us the option to just let it go through without the “www” part.

  3. and love all your creativity! Will have to try this very very soon!

    1. Thanks so much! <3

  4. YUM! That watermelon looks so refreshing!!!

    1. Thanks, Esther! :]

  5. I love the idea of using the watermelon as the bowl! I’d have to veganize this but it sounds great

    1. It’s definitely possible to make this vegan! :] Veggie broth and substitute with some other type of protein instead of eggs + chicken! :]

  6. This is an awesome dish idea :D
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    1. Thanks, Natalie! <3!

  7. Wow – mind is blown by that watermelon bowl! This looks so delish and unique!

    1. Yay for no waste, right?! ;P

  8. I loveeeeeeee me some watermelon so this sounds like the perfect idea! The only problem? I wish you could eat watermelon skin too hahaha. Then there’d be more watermelon goodness!
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    1. haha, I wish that too! Less waste! <3
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  9. This looks absolutely delicious.. have to try it!

    1. Thanks! :] I hope you like it!

  10. Great recipe idea! I still need to try using gochujang on my own so this may be the opportunity :)

    1. Thanks! I need to use it again for more things! :]

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