Dress-up One of These Five Super Easy Japanese Salads Tonight and You"ll Certainly Impress!
There are many different types of Japanese salads that are often served as part of a Japanese meal. Often, you’ll find that there is more than one type of salad served during a single meal, but that the portions are quite small so that many other petite dishes, or okazu, can be enjoyed.
The following five Japanese salad recipes each require only a few ingredients, and focus on accentuating the natural flavor and beauty of the vegetables. Best of all, each salad will only take a few minutes to prepare.
The beauty of any salad that incorporates kale, is that it immediately conveys the message that it's going to be packed full of nutrients and flavor. The key to this great, easy salad is the use of lacinato kale, also known as dinosaur kale. The sesame dressing is easily made with ground roasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and sugar. More »
A great way to add spice to a meal is with a healthful arugula and kaiware (daikon radish sprout) salad. Both the arugula and kaiware vegetables have a natural peppery flavor profile. This spiciness often compliments mild flavored fish or main dish. It is served with a simple salad dressing made of freshly squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and coarse sea salt. More »
Okra salad is perhaps the only salad among those featured, where the vegetable is cooked. The okra are blanched in hot water, or fully cooked until desired tenderness. When the okra is sliced, the natural shape of the okra creates beautiful star shaped pieces. Once chilled, the okra is simply dressed with soy sauce (shoyu), or seasoned soy sauce (dashi shoyu). More »
This is a classic Japanese style salad of paper thin slices of raw sweet onion served with a generous helping of katsuobushi (dried shaved bonito) and ponzu, a citrus soy sauce. Find out the secret to this recipe for mild, sweet, and crisp onion slices here. More »
By far, this is one of my favorite Japanese salads because fresh raw nagaimo is quite refreshing, especially when chilled. Fresh nagaimo is sliced into bite sized pieces, and then simply garnished with katsuobushi, or dried shaved bonito. This dish is best served with a drizzle of soy sauce (shoyu), or a dashi based soy sauce, known as dashi shoyu.More »
The following five Japanese salad recipes each require only a few ingredients, and focus on accentuating the natural flavor and beauty of the vegetables. Best of all, each salad will only take a few minutes to prepare.
1. Massaged Kale Gomaae Sesame Salad
The beauty of any salad that incorporates kale, is that it immediately conveys the message that it's going to be packed full of nutrients and flavor. The key to this great, easy salad is the use of lacinato kale, also known as dinosaur kale. The sesame dressing is easily made with ground roasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and sugar. More »
2. Arugula and Kaiware Daikon Sprout Salad with Lemon Dressing
A great way to add spice to a meal is with a healthful arugula and kaiware (daikon radish sprout) salad. Both the arugula and kaiware vegetables have a natural peppery flavor profile. This spiciness often compliments mild flavored fish or main dish. It is served with a simple salad dressing made of freshly squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and coarse sea salt. More »
3. Chilled Okra Salad with Katsuobushi Dried Bonito
Okra salad is perhaps the only salad among those featured, where the vegetable is cooked. The okra are blanched in hot water, or fully cooked until desired tenderness. When the okra is sliced, the natural shape of the okra creates beautiful star shaped pieces. Once chilled, the okra is simply dressed with soy sauce (shoyu), or seasoned soy sauce (dashi shoyu). More »
4. Japanese Sweet White Onion Salad
This is a classic Japanese style salad of paper thin slices of raw sweet onion served with a generous helping of katsuobushi (dried shaved bonito) and ponzu, a citrus soy sauce. Find out the secret to this recipe for mild, sweet, and crisp onion slices here. More »
5. Raw Nagaimo Japanese Mountain Yam Salad
By far, this is one of my favorite Japanese salads because fresh raw nagaimo is quite refreshing, especially when chilled. Fresh nagaimo is sliced into bite sized pieces, and then simply garnished with katsuobushi, or dried shaved bonito. This dish is best served with a drizzle of soy sauce (shoyu), or a dashi based soy sauce, known as dashi shoyu.More »
