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Japanese roasted Pumpkin salad

Japanese roasted Pumpkin salad

Japanese roasted Pumpkin salad

Here's another recipe featuring Japanese pumpkin, AKA kabocha.

Japanese salads

Close-up of curried okra and onions on a grey plate. The vibrant green and yellow colors highlight the dish's appetizing appeal.

Close-up of curried okra and onions on a grey plate. The vibrant green and yellow colors highlight the dish's appetizing appeal.

Curried Okra

Curried Okra This is the final dish in my "Japanese feast" feature which I started last week. You might recall that the other dishes were grilled & salted mackerel and stir fried lotus root. I must admit this dish sounds a little creepy in English, (old lady's fingers) but in Japan, it's simply known as "okra". It isn't indigenous to Japan but it is certainly popular and very easy to grow there. It's also a cinch to make this Curried Okra dish. Together with the mackerel and

Japanese Curry dishes

Tofo deep fried in breadcrumbs tofu katsu served on a bed of salad leaves and drizzled in Bulldog brown sauce served on Villery and Boch white chinaware by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen.

Tofo deep fried in breadcrumbs tofu katsu served on a bed of salad leaves and drizzled in Bulldog brown sauce served on Villery and Boch white chinaware by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen.

Tofu Katsu

Tofu Katsu is vegan friendly Japanese dish. If you love Tofu, Tofu Katsu is for you.

Sautéed mushrooms on fresh green salad leaves in a white bowl. The mushrooms are golden-brown and glistening, creating a fresh, appetizing look.

Sautéed mushrooms on fresh green salad leaves in a white bowl. The mushrooms are golden-brown and glistening, creating a fresh, appetizing look.

Triple Mushroom salad with Ponzu dressing

This is a healthy Japanese salad recipe with Ponzu dressing.

Japanese salads

Japanese aubergine nasu katsu in a panko breadcrumb crust drixxled with Bulldog braown sauce and served with salad leaves and a wedge of lemon by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Japanese aubergine nasu katsu in a panko breadcrumb crust drixxled with Bulldog braown sauce and served with salad leaves and a wedge of lemon by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Aubergine Katsu

Try this recipe- the breadcrumbs and the seasoning in this recipe lift the Aubergine (Eggplant) Katsu to another level

A vibrant cabbage salad in a blue ceramic bowl with chopsticks resting on its edge, set against a dark background.

A vibrant cabbage salad in a blue ceramic bowl with chopsticks resting on its edge, set against a dark background.

Shio momi - Cabbage and Kelp salad

Let's give cabbage the preparation it deserves and turn it into a zesty, crunchy bowl of goodness that anyone can enjoy.

Japanese salads

A salad with tofu, cherry tomatoes, and mixed greens with tahini soy dressing in a white bowl on a dark surface. Bright and fresh appearance.

A salad with tofu, cherry tomatoes, and mixed greens with tahini soy dressing in a white bowl on a dark surface. Bright and fresh appearance.

Fried Tofu Salad with Tahini Soy dressing

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

Japanese salads

Colorful salad with edamame, green beans, red onion, and peppers in a blue-patterned bowl. Sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

Colorful salad with edamame, green beans, red onion, and peppers in a blue-patterned bowl. Sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

Simple but Soooo Good - Edamame salad

This is easy and quick Edamame Salad.

Japanese salads

Fresh salad in a glass bowl with fennel, red onion, apple, raisins, and parsley. Dark, textured background enhances colors.

Fresh salad in a glass bowl with fennel, red onion, apple, raisins, and parsley. Dark, textured background enhances colors.

My Fennel and Pear salad

This quick and easy Fennel and Pear Salad isn't Japanese salad but I love it.

Japanese salads

A plate of salad with green beans, carrot slices, cherry tomatoes, and creamy dressing, sprinkled with herbs. Bright and fresh.

A plate of salad with green beans, carrot slices, cherry tomatoes, and creamy dressing, sprinkled with herbs. Bright and fresh.

Root Vegetable salad with Mayo Tahini dressing

Roots Vegetables are good ingredients for making salad.

Japanese salads

4 Japanese yaki onigiri / Grilled rice balls made with onigiri moulds and dry fried and drizzled in soy sauce by kurumicooks easy to make delicious healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

4 Japanese yaki onigiri / Grilled rice balls made with onigiri moulds and dry fried and drizzled in soy sauce by kurumicooks easy to make delicious healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Yaki Onigiri / Grilled Rice Balls

YakiOnigiri /Grilled Rice Balls Recipe Blog

Japanese light meals

Japanese celery and carrot cooked kinpira simmered style in soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil and sprinkled with sesame seeds presented in a Noritake china bowl by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Japanese celery and carrot cooked kinpira simmered style in soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil and sprinkled with sesame seeds presented in a Noritake china bowl by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Celery and Carrot Kinpira

I used carrot and celery as burdock root isn't that easy to find where I live in the UK as it is in Japan.

Japanese Vegetable dishes

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