Vegetable salad

Blanched napa cabbage salad

The bottom half of a head of napa cabbage is cut sliced thickly, blanched in salted water and tossed with a savory dressing made with sliced scallions, minced ginger, garlic and chilies.

Cook time: 3

Servings: 3 people

Coarsely mashed boiled potatoes, roughly chopped hard-boiled eggs, crispy bacon, carrot, cucumber and sweet corn are tossed with Japanese mayo, salt and pepper to make this delightful snack or side dish.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 8 people

Japanese cucumber salad

Tangy, sweet and salty, cucumber can be the only solid ingredient in the salad. In this recipe, wakame is added to give the dish even better flavor.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 3 people

Green beans with sesame dressing

Toasted sesame seeds are ground and mixed with rice vinegar, dashi, mirin, soy sauce and sugar to make the dressing. Briefly boiled green beans and thinly sliced red onion are tossed in to complete this lovely side dish.

Cook time: 8

Servings: 3 people

Thai-style cucumber salad

It has all the contrasts you can dream about in a dish. Contrasting sweet, salty, tangy and spicy flavors. There’s plenty of textural contrast too with the combination of juicy cucumber and crunchy peanuts.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 2 people