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This is a Japanese dressing using Shiso leaves. Shiso and Soy salad dressing.

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

Yakitori sauce Here's the Yakitori sauce recipe that I used for my Yakitori recipe. It's dead easy to make (not to mention much cheaper than buying a branded sauce from the shops) and it has no additives, preservatives, stabilisers or any of the other stuff manufacturers put into their products to extend their shelf life. This sauce contains some chicken skin to give it a little oil which combined with the sugar helps the sauce "cling" when you brush it over your yakitori. If

Japanese Onion sauce You may have seen this recipe already on my blog with my Japanese Steak salad and Onion sauce dish. I am posting it separately as well just because it goes well with so many things and not just meat. You could try this with a cod or tuna steak or with deep fried tofu - it's easy to make, versatile and a great "go to" when you need a tasty sauce in a hurry. You can find the Youtube tutorial by clicking Japanese Onion sauce and the written recipe is as belo

This is a quick easy salad recipe with the tahini create a really rich umami flavour when combined with soy sauce in this dressing.

Introducing unique Japanese sauce called Ishiri sauce and a few recipes using Ishiri sauce .

Miso Tahini sauce I am a big fan of combining Japanese ingredients with foods from other cultures. So the other day, I tried out a new sauce combining Japanese miso with tahini. Both miso and tahini are quite rich and I thought the combination might be a bit overwhelming but, somewhat to my surprise, the result is truly outstanding. What you get is a thick, rich sauce with a big umami-ful nutty miso flavour. Combining miso and tahini also means you're getting a lot of protein

Tofu Skewers in Miso Tahini sauce I'm in Japan at the moment visiting friends and family. Before I left, I developed a really nice Miso Tahini sauce which I thought would be a perfect accompaniment for barbecue foods - I posted it on the blog last week. The weather at the time wasn't great so I resorted to my grill indoors to try out some grilled Tofu kebabs with the sauce and I can safely say it worked very well! This is a great dish to serve to vegetarians, vegans and als

I use teriyaki sauce a lot in general Japanese cooking.

Daikon in Miso sauce The daikon (AKA white radish or mooli) is a much beloved vegetable in Japan - you'll find it featured in many classic Japanese woodblock prints and today, people even make daikon into very cute food sculptures! Daikon isn't so popular here in the UK and that's a shame as it is considered a very healthy thing to eat (lots of fibre, high vitamin C and phosphorus and potassium.) It can also be made into many delicious dishes - daikon is especially good for s

pan fried Cod in Yuzu and Butter sauce For all you cod lovers out there, my good friend Yumiko Nikaido's latest recipe should get your vote - pan fried cod in a yuzu butter sauce. (I only have to write those words and my mouth starts to water!) This recipe is deliciously simple (and of course, the reverse is true as well.) Just season your cod fillets with a little salt and pepper, shake over a thin coating of flour and pan fry both sides until browned. Remove and then melt

Roots Vegetables are good ingredients for making salad.