Japanese-Style Karaage (Fried Chicken)

Japanese Slaw – Chargrill Charlie's Copycat

This slaw-like salad has a Japanese spin with edamame, Wakame seaweed salad and a creamy soy dressing. The seaweed totally makes it!

Steamed Buns With Simmered Daikon and Shiitake, Pickled Bean Sprouts, and Spicy Mayonnaise (Vegan)

Vegan Chinese steamed buns filled with juicy simmered daikon and shiitake mushrooms along with a spicy mayonnaise and pickled mung bean sprouts.

Miso-Charred Mushrooms and Black Rice Salad

Getting healthy in January with simple, scrumptious black rice salad, full of edamame, cabbage, and sesame-soy dressing, crowned with white miso-charred Portobello mushrooms.

Soba Salad With Seaweed, Cucumbers, and Asparagus

This simple and refreshing pasta salad is made with soba (buckwheat) noodles, raw cucumber, lightly cooked asparagus, and wakame seaweed. It's tossed in a lemon-soy vinaigrette with sesame oil, sesame seeds, and a hit of fresh ginger.

Japanese Vegan Simmered Daikon with Bok Choy and Edamame

Slow-simmering the slices of daikon—that's Japanese radish—in a soy and mirin-based broth allows the sweet and savory flavors to soak right into the radish all the way through to the core.

Miso Soup With Mixed Seasonal Vegetables

Inspired by the ever-changing seasonal miso soup that Okonomi restaurant in Brooklyn serves for breakfast, this bright, colorful version is a celebration of market produce. You can swap out the vegetables in this recipe for trimmings from last night's dinner, or use whatever is in season—just be sure to use a mix of colors and vegetable parts, such as a leaf, a root, and a stem.

Salmon Temaki Bento Box Lunch — Ethan

Eggplant Rice Bowl (Donburi)

A vegetarian rice bowl featuring savory and sweet eggplant, crisp-tender stir-fried vegetables, and quick cucumber pickles. Store-bought Japanese garnishes make it even more exciting—with no extra work.

Cold Soba Noodles With Kale, Avocado, and Miso-Sesame Dressing

Cold buckwheat noodles and finely chopped kale are tossed together with silky bites of wakame, crunchy bean sprouts, creamy avocado and a sesame-miso dressing for a healthy and light dinner that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

Seaweed Salad (Wakame)

Dried seaweed transformed into a flavorful salad.