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Having a batch of teriyaki sauce in your fridge at all times (it lasts forever) allows you to pull together a dinner like this rice bowl with teriyaki-glazed salmon and avocado in the amount of time it takes to steam a pot of rice. Once you have the rice on, all you've got to do is sear the salmon, dice up some avocado and cucumber, slice a couple of scallions, and pull that leftover teriyaki sauce out of the fridge.
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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.
Shiozake (Japanese-Style Salted Salmon)
Salted salmon, or shiozake (often shortened to shake), is a staple of the Japanese breakfast table and has been since time immemorial. This recipe approximates the flavor and texture of Japanese salted salmon by curing the salmon and letting it rest in the refrigerator on paper towels overnight.
Salmon Teriyaki Bowls
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Chicken Donburi (Japanese Rice Bowl) With Spinach
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Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)
Filled with salmon, tuna, mentaiko (cod roe)—among many other savory options—these Japanese rice balls are a satisfying snack easily enjoyed on the go.
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Beefsteak Donburi (Japanese Rice Bowl) With Spinach
A well-seasoned rice bowl topped with tender strips of ribeye steak and sautéed spinach, along with shredded nori and fried garlic nubs to provide interesting texture and flavor.
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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.
Japanese Superfood Miso Soup
This Superfood miso soup uses a homemade dashi stock made with dried kombu (kelp), shiitake mushrooms, and bonito flakes. Add soft tofu, lots of healthy spinach, scallions, and miso results in a much heartier miso soup than your favorite Japanese restaurant or sushi place.
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Rustic Miso Soup With Tofu and Seaweed
Bolder than your average miso soup, this version, inspired by one made at the Brooklyn restaurant Ganso Yaki, achieves its rich flavor with a robust dashi and blend of both dark and mild miso. Consider using hatcho miso for the dark one—it's a dense, heartier style made strictly with soybeans (as opposed to both rice and soybeans).
Easy Miso Soup
A super simple, hearty, and easy miso soup that can be made from pantry ingredients. In our experience, it also makes a great cold remedy!
Japanese Vegan Simmered Daikon with Bok Choy and Edamame
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Miso-Squash Soup With Sesame-Ginger Apples
Most soups based on squash aim to intensify its sweet flavors by first caramelizing its sugars in the oven. Not this one. Inspired by a classic Japanese appetizer, this soup zeroes in on the nutty, earthy flavors of squash by simply simmering it in an aromatic dashi broth.
Natto-Jiru (Natto Soup With Miso, Tofu, and Vegetables)
In this recipe for natto miso soup, the bitter tang of natto complements both brown miso and lighter, sweeter miso.
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Vegan Chinese steamed buns filled with juicy simmered daikon and shiitake mushrooms along with a spicy mayonnaise and pickled mung bean sprouts.
Cold Soba Noodles With Kale, Avocado, and Miso-Sesame Dressing
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