Ingredient:

• 2 heads of butter lettuce (also called Boston or Bibb lettuce)
• 1 ½ cups (12 ounces) edamame hummus (plain hummus is good, too)
• 3 cups very thinly sliced crisp vegetables (I like 1 cup each purple cabbage, carrot and radish)
• ¼ cup rice vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 ½ ounces soba noodles*
• ¾ cup thinly sliced green onions (from about 1 small bunch)
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, preferably black, plus a few more for garnish
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium tamari or soy sauce*
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil