Sesame Crusted Salmon

Just roll the salmon in sesame seeds, drizzle with oil and bake. You'll be amazed how well it sticks and love how crispy this Sesame Crusted Salmon is!

Arugula, Sweet Potato, and Walnut Salad With Dashi "Vinaigrette"

Conventional wisdom says that salads should be dressed with vinaigrettes, which, by definition, balance an acid with a fat. Turns out you can break that rule by dropping the acid entirely. In this salad, we make a "vinaigrette" with shoyu-dashi—soy sauce mixed with dashi—for an easy, deeply flavorful dish.

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.

Beef Soba Noodles with Green Beans

A fabulous fusion Japanese dish - an amazing subtle dressing that matches perfectly with juicy slices of beef and the noodles. Served at room temperature, this is a fantastic dish for summer! {15 minute meal}

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.

Steak Bites with Miso Ginger Dressing

These Steak Bites with Miso Ginger Dressing are a glorious exercise in flavor, served with rice and veggies, drizzled with creamy miso ginger dressing.

Salmon Salad with Asian Ginger Sesame Dressing

A mighty Salmon Salad that's as good for you as it is delicious! Avocado, adish, tomato, cucumber, crisp lettuce and an Asian Ginger Sesame Dressing.

Salmon Teriyaki Bowls

Salmon Teriyaki over rice is one of my favorite Japanese-style dishes The caramelized teriyaki sauce combined with the tender, fatty salmon is a killer combination, and it’s easy to make at home.

Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking'

Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat proclaim that this duck and soba dish in their new cookbook, Japanese Soul Cooking, is one of their favorites. What's not to like? Hot soba noodles are served in a warm dashi and soy broth with slivers of perfectly cooked duck breast and green onions fried in duck fat. A final dollop of wasabi is a key accent, brightening the flavor of the rich bird. Best of all, it's an impressive-looking dish that isn't much harder than boiling a pot of noodles.

Dinner Tonight: Cold Soba Salad with Peppers and Ponzu Dressing

I don't always have the best luck with cold soba. At its worst, the soba comes out gummy and water-logged. The key is to start with a very simple dish like this one. The soba is boiled, drained in a colander, then rinsed under cold water. Just make sure to let it drain again after the rinse—this solved most of my issues. Some sauteed shrimp or tofu would help bulk this out if you were really hungry, but it's absolutely perfect for those in need of a light summer meal.