Description: Refreshing green salad. When you feel like eating greens, this could be a good choice. When you feel too cold in winter, this is a good way to eat greens. Alternatively, when you feel hot in summer, this is also good once it’s cooled down in the fridge.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Broccoli … Continue reading Asparagus and Broccoli salad
Low Calories
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)
Octopus Carpaccio (たこのカルパッチョ)
Description: Fresh homemade carpaccio. It is nice to have as appetizer to share. No need to go to a fancy restaurant. All we need is to slice them, place them and pour dressing over them!Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Boiled octopus (alternatively, 200g of uncooked octopus and boil at home) - thinly sliced, 100g … Continue reading Octopus Carpaccio (たこのカルパッチョ)
Simmered chicken and daikon radish (鶏肉と大根の煮物)
Description: Soft and juicy chicken and daikon perfectly matched. It is simple, yet nice when you feel sick or when it is cold. It helps to warm you up.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast - chopped into bite-size, 150g Daikon radish - chopped into thin strips, 150g Spring onions - chopped, 20g Chicken … Continue reading Simmered chicken and daikon radish (鶏肉と大根の煮物)
Daikon Radish Steak (大根ステーキ)
Description: One of Japanese signature dishes. A popular Japanese grilled seasoning “butter ponzu: バターポン酢 / バタポン” was used for this dish. Butter ponzu is an amazing seasoning and it is a mixture of sourness from ponzu and mild flavour from butter. You can use it for other recipes too.Serves: 3Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Daikon … Continue reading Daikon Radish Steak (大根ステーキ)
Padrón Peppers spanish style – Pimientos de Padrón
Description: This is not a hot crazy dish. Nicely soft and some part could be still crunchy. It is one of popular and famous Spanish tapas dishes. You can cook at home easily 🙂 This goes well with white wine too!Serves: 2Cooking time: 3 minutes Ingredients Padrón peppers - 100g Olive oil - 1 tablespoon … Continue reading Padrón Peppers spanish style – Pimientos de Padrón
Tuna & bean sprouts salad
Description: Easy and fast to prepare. This can be a small appetiser or a side dish. It is crunchy and very refreshing.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Beansprout - 200g Tuna tin - half tin, 55g Ponzu - 1 tablespoon Sesame oil - 1 teaspoon Chive - chopped, 1 teaspoon Method 1. Steam the bean … Continue reading Tuna & bean sprouts salad
Spicy Konnyaku Japanese style (こんにゃくのピリ辛炒め)
Description: A low-calorie Japanese dish. Amazingly, konnyaku has only 5 kcal on its own per 100g. The best ingredient to control weight and aim for a healthy diet.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Konnyaku - chopped and made incision, 1 piece (250g) Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon Sesame oil - 1/2 tablespoon Mirin cooking wine … Continue reading Spicy Konnyaku Japanese style (こんにゃくのピリ辛炒め)
Daikon radish and mince meat sauté
Description: One of the nice Japanese flavour side dishes. This dish really goes well with steamed rice and miso soup which are traditional in a Japanese meal. Dashi and meat tastes are well infused in daikon radish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Daikon radish - cut into a quarter slice, 200g Beef mince (10%) - … Continue reading Daikon radish and mince meat sauté
Beaten cucumber with spicy miso (たたき胡瓜味噌味)
Description: Easy and quick to prepare, yet the delicious flavour of miso amazingly matches with cucumbers. One of the popular Japanese side dishes. Cucumbers are not boring if you use the right seasonings. It is low-calorie and can be a refreshing appetizer or a side dish. You can beat the food while preparing. What a … Continue reading Beaten cucumber with spicy miso (たたき胡瓜味噌味)
Mignonne Nutri-Cuisine 