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My blog has over 30 categories featuring Japanese home cooking recipes as well as Chinese, Thai, Korean and fusion dishes. There's something for everybody! Click the More tab below to see what you can find.

Beetroot and Daikon Salad

This Beetroot and Daikon Salad recipe features three vegetables, beetroot, daikon and green beans.

Japanese salads

Shredded carrot salad with raisins, walnuts, and chives on a clear plate. Yellow rose in the blue checkered background.

Carrot and Celery Salad with Orange Rice Vinegar dressing

This salad features some everyday fruits and vegetables - carrot, celery, raisins and some walnuts. The dressing combines freshly squeezed orange juice and rice vinegar along with some extra virgin olive oil.

Japanese salads

Salad on a white plate with parma ham, kaki, cherry tomatoes, avocado, and balsamic glaze, set on a dark tabletop.

Kaki Persimmon and Parma ham salad with Balsamic glaze

The kaki (persimmon) ranks as one of my favourite fruits - it's soft, very sweet and has a beautiful mellow orange colour.

Japanese salads

Fresh salad with shredded daikon, cherry tomatoes, sesame seeds, and seaweed nori on lettuce leaves. Served on a white plate, red pattern mat.

Daikon and Tuna Salad with Sesame Dressing

Healthy Japanese salad Recipe blog, Daikon and Tuna Salad with Sesame dressing.

Japanese salads

Glass bowl with a colorful salad of cauliflower, red peppers, celery, chickpeas, and cilantro with cumin & honey dressing in a glass bowl on a dark countertop. Two metal spoons beside it.

Chickpea and Cauliflower Salad with Cumin and Honey Dressing

The two main ingredients in the salad are, as the title suggests, chickpeas and cauliflower.

Japanese salads

Colorful salad with cherry tomatoes, yellow peppers, cucumbers, tofu, brown rice and sesame seeds on a white plate. Fork beside, bright setting.

Tofu and Brown Rice salad with Wasabi Soy dressing

This Tofu and Brown Rice salad with Wasabi Soy dressing is a delightful healthy dish with a Japanese flavour of dressing. This dish is also suitable for vegan.

Vegan dishes

A colorful noodle salad in a bowl with cherry tomatoes, tofu, green beans, lime, and herbs on a bamboo mat. A purple cloth is in the background.

Thai style Tofu and Beanthread noodle salad

Here's my take on a healthy Thai Tofu & Beanthread noodle salad.

Thai and Vietnamese Style dishes

Daikon Ribbon Salad

Simple and easy Daikon SaladRecipe.

Japanese salads

Japanese Tuna and Red Onion Salad

Quick and easy Japanese Tuna and Red Onion Salad recipe blog.

Japanese salads

Cucumber salad topped with sesame seeds in a yellow and blue floral bowl. Blue chopsticks rest on the bowl. Dark background.

Wakame and Cucumber Salad in a Japanese vinaigrette

Here's a Japanese recipe to put the humble but healthy cucumber on top of the taste chart - Wakame and Cucumber salad in a Japanese vinaigrette.

Japanese salads

A salad with cherry tomatoes, edamame, mushrooms, and leafy greens in a decorative bowl with a blue patterned rim. Bright and fresh.

Shiso and Mizuna salad

If you've been following my blog, (and I hope you have!) you'll remember that I have been growing Shiso and Mizuna salad. some Japanese salad veg this summer. In fact, it's been a bumper harvest and my shiso and mizuna just keep on giving! So here's a healthy salad using these two lovely leaves and some other veg topped off with some edamame - it's quick, nutricious and just the thing for a warm summer evening when you want something easy and light on your tummy. The recipe i

Japanese salads