Description: Amazing side dish. It goes well with beer or white wine. Without deep frying, you can aim for a healthier option for crispy octopus non-fry karaage. It is one of the most popular izakaya (Japanese pub) dishes.Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Boiled octopus (alternatively, uncooked octopus and boil at home) - cut in … Continue reading Octopus non-fry Karaage (揚げないタコの唐揚げ)
Author: Haruka Sugiyama
Courgette rolls
Description: Fancy eating courgette and want to try something special?A beautiful look and delicious dish. You can cook a large amount and freeze them.Serves: 4Cooking time: 35 minutes Ingredients Courgette - sliced, 1 piece or 200g Bacon rasher - chopped in small pieces, 80g Mushrooms - chopped in small pieces, 250g Garlic - chopped in … Continue reading Courgette rolls
Gobo salad (burdock salad) 牛蒡サラダ
Description: Root vegetable salad. Typical combination of burdock and carrots, but at the same time, it is an amazing combination with tuna-mayo. This can be an appetizer, izakaya-style dish or side dish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Burdock - chopped into thin strips, 100g Carrot - chopped into thin strips, 50g (You may use more … Continue reading Gobo salad (burdock salad) 牛蒡サラダ
Lotus root and mincemeat chilli spaghetti
Description: Feeling like eating pasta, but want to eat healthy? If today is one of those days, here is the right dish. One of the healthy balanced pasta dishes with a root vegetable. The nice texture and the crunchiness of lotus roots match with pasta amazingly. This can be served with different shapes of pasta … Continue reading Lotus root and mincemeat chilli spaghetti
Daikon radish and pork
Description: Japanese-style izakaya dish. This can be served as a starter or a side dish. You can cook a large portion and eat it the next day too. Flavour is well-absorbed into the ingredients, so the next day dish becomes even tastier.Serves: 3Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Pork belly - 100g (1 slice) Daikon radish … Continue reading Daikon radish and pork
Tofu with Negi Shio sauce (ネギ塩豆腐)
Description: Simple and easy to prepare. Tofu can be very nice with seasonings. This can be added into a salad as well. It is healthy and refreshing.Serves: 1 Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Tofu - 150g Spring onion - chopped, 15g Sesame oil - 1 teaspoon Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon or squeeze from 1 wedge … Continue reading Tofu with Negi Shio sauce (ネギ塩豆腐)
Pan-fried salmon cutlet
Description: No deep fry but still crispy and tasty. It goes well with white wine, sparkling wine or beer. Serves: 3Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Salmon - cut into bite size 2 pieces or 280g Mayonnaise - 1 tablespoon Bread crumb - 30g Dill (Dry) - 1 tablespoon Sunflower oil - 1 tablespoon Method 1. Put … Continue reading Pan-fried salmon cutlet
Lemon cream chicken pasta
Description: It is a simple elegant pasta yet easy to prepare for the weekday dinner. A splash of lemon gives a fresh flavour to the cream sauce. Creamy yet not heavy and it has a lemony, garlicky with a little nutty taste from the parmesan cheese.Serves: 2Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients Spaghetti - 140g Chicken … Continue reading Lemon cream chicken pasta
Chicken breast and okra salad
Description: Healthy and fresh salad. It is easy to prepare and you can prepare it in advance and keep it in the fridge. One of 5-A-Day dishes and this can be a small appetizer or side dish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast - 150g Okra - chopped, 160g Sake cooking wine - 2 … Continue reading Chicken breast and okra salad
Mushroom cheese bake
Description: Can be served as a canapé, finger food for parties, snack or an izakaya-style dish. Just a bit of twist (or what you may call a ‘left-over recipe’) can make mushrooms much nicer than just simply grilled mushrooms in the oven.Serves: 2 (10 pieces)Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients Mushroom - 250g or 10 pieces … Continue reading Mushroom cheese bake
Mignonne Nutri-Cuisine 