PAN SEARED CUCUMBER WITH TOMATO SALSA
INGREDIENTS:
- Cucumber–1pc
- Flour-1tbsp
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
Tomato salsa:
- Tomato-1pc
- Red onion-1
- Italian parsley
- Lemon juice-1/2
- Soy sauce-2tbsp
- Salt-pinch
Instructions:
- Cut the cucumber diagonally and sprinkle some salt and pepper
- Sprinkle some flour and coat the cucumber
- In a fry pan, drizzle some olive oil and pan sear the cucumber in medium heat both sides.Cool down.
- Prepare the salsa by cutting the tomato and red onion into small dices
- Chop the parsley
- In a bowl, put everything and drizzle some lemon juice and soy sauce
- Mix everything and adjust the seasoning if needed
NATTO FRIED RICE
Ingredients:
- Celery leaf- from a bunch of celery
- Nira leaves/garlic chives
- Natto-1pack
- Cooked rice- 2 cups
- Sesame oil- 1 tsp
- Soy sauce- 3 Tbsp
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Chop the celery leaves
- In a large pan, drizzle some sesame oil
- Saute the celery leaves and season with salt
- Add the rice and natto
- Add the soy sauce and mix
HIJIKI AND SHISO GYOZA
Ingredients:
- Hijiki – 1 cup
- Spring onions- 3 sprigs
- White sesame seeds- 1 Tbsp
- Sesame oil- 1 Tbsp
- Soy sauce – 2 Tbsp
- salt- 1 tsp
- Gyoza wrap-20pcs
- Shiso(Perilla leaves)-10pcs cut into half
Instructions:
- Bloom the dried hijiki in water and set aside
- Cut the spring onions into circular cuts
- Cut the perilla leaves into half
- In a bowl, put the bloomed hijiki, spring onions, sesame seeds, olive oil, soy sauce and salt. Mix everything and adjust seasoning according to taste
- Using the gyoza wrap, put one piece of perilla leaves and put the hijiki mixture on top, fold in half and make a gyoza folds.
- In a large fry pan, drizzle some oil, sear the gyoza until nice brown color both sides
- Put some water and cover for about 3 minutes enough to heat the fillings
- Remove cover then when the liquid is gone, drizzle some sesame oil and cook the gyoza until crispy on sides
KONBU SOUP WITH TOFU AND PICKLED PLUM
Ingredients:
- Silken Tofu- 1 block (250g)
- Konbu dashi- 1liter water
- Konbu- 2pcs
- Sake-2 Tbsp
- Soy sauce- 2 Tbsp
- Umeboshi (Pickled plum)
- Mitsuba leaf- topping
Instructions:
- Make a Konbu dashi by heating 1 liter of water and a kobu
- When it simmer, remove the konbu
- Add sake and soy sauce and continue simmering
- Cut the tofu into small cubes and add to the soup
- Serve into a cup and add pickled plum and top with mitsuba leaves
APPLE CINNAMON WITH TOFU CREAM AND MAPLE SYRUP
Ingredients;
- Apple- 1 pc
- Oil
- Salt
- Water
Tofu Cream
- Silken Tofu- 80g
- Maple syrup- 2 Tbsp
- Lemon juice- 1 Tbsp
- Cinnamon powder– 1/2 tsp
Instructions:
- Cut the apple into 4 pieces abou 1cm each
- In a frying pan, drizzle some oil and sear the apple until golden brown
- Add a bit of water and simmer for few minutes until the apple is completely cooked
- Set aside and cool down
- Make the tofu cream by mixing everything in a bowl using a whisk
- Whisk until smooth in consistency and keep in the fridge for 30 minutes
- Serve on a plate and drizzle some maple syrup and you can also sprinkle some cinnamon powder to finish
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