Salads

Soba Salad

May 13, 2013
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Refreshing and spicy soba salad with soba noodle tossed in a honey soy dressing, garnish with green onion and cilantro.

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Seaweed Salad 海藻サラダ

April 29, 2013
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Healthy and refreshing seaweed salad served with tomato over green leaf lettuce and drizzled with miso dressing.

102 comments

Bitter Melon Salad ゴーヤの白和え

February 19, 2013
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Refreshing bitter melon salad mixed with tofu and sesame seeds.

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Japanese Cucumber Salad きゅうりとワカメの酢の物

October 28, 2012
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Sweet and tangy Japanese cucumber salad with wakame seaweed and crab stick.

106 comments

Daikon Salad | Radish Salad with Japanese Plum Dressing 大根サラダ

September 17, 2012
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Refreshing fall salad with Daikon (Japanese radish), mizuna, shiso leaf, with ponzu plum dressing. Garnish with Ikura (salmon roe).

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Honey Glazed Shrimps with Asian Coleslaw and Rose Cake – Guest Post By Simply Reem

March 8, 2012
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A perfect summer meal, succulent Honey Glazed Shrimps with Asian Coleslaw, paired with Semolina Yogurt Cake.

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WAFU® Japanese Vinaigrette Review & Giveaway (Closed)

February 27, 2012
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WAFU Japanese Vinaigrette makes 4 different kinds of dressing, original, ginger carrot, light, and wasabi edamame. It’s time to taste them all!

166 comments

Sunomono (Cucumber Salad)

February 23, 2012
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Crisp cucumber and soft wakame (seaweed) soaked in a delicious tangy vinegar dressing. Popular Japanese appetizer.

95 comments

Spinach Ohitashi (Japanese Spinach Salad with Bonito Flakes)

January 26, 2012
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Classic Japanese side dish, boiled spinach marinated in light soy and garnished with bonito flakes. Very simple and quick to prepare.

107 comments

Sesame Dressing

September 23, 2011
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My son loves homemade sesame dressing more than store-bought pre-made ones. I usually experiment with various recipes and this particular one is my husband’s favorite because of the strong vinegar taste. If you prefer really fine and smooth taste, ground the sesame finer. Otherwise it’s fine to leave the grounded sesame a bit coarse, it adds a new texture and dimension to the salad.

102 comments

Japanese Potato Salad

August 31, 2011
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Japanese potato salad is very different from American ones. It uses mashed potato instead of potato chunks and the Japanese mayo gives it a slightly sweet flavor. The typical ingredients contains carrot, ham, cucumber, egg, and corn. Growing up in Japan I always looked forward to dinner if I knew my mother was making potato salad that day.

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Octopus Salad (Tako Su)

June 22, 2011
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Tako Su (octopus salad) is a common appetizer served in Izakaya (Japanese tapas) style restaurants. The sweet vinegar taste wakes up the taste buds and readies your stomach for a night of delicious food.

66 comments

Green Salad with Blood Orange Vinaigrette

May 27, 2011
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Memorial day is just around the corner and I want to share a refreshing summer salad to go with weekend barbecues. I love the unique taste of blood orange and this salad uses both the blood orange fruit as well as the juice for the vinaigrette. Never used blood orange in a recipe before? Now’s your chance.

100 comments

Green Bean Shiraae

May 11, 2011
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It’s been a while since I posted a side dish so I want to share a popular green bean recipe. Side dishes (Osouzai, お惣菜) are predominately vegetables. As I had mentioned in my previous posts, typical Japanese meal consists of a bowl of rice, a bowl of miso soup, the main dish, and 1-2 side dishes. A popular way to prepare side dish is Shiraae, mixing lightly-cooked vegetables with crumbled tofu, miso, and sesame seeds. Spinach and green beans are commonly used for Shira-ae dish.

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