Mashed tofu salad recipe (Shiraae Recipe)

Shiraae is a mashed tofu salad. It can be cooked with various vegetables.

Ingredients:

• 1 block momendofu (cotton tofu)
• 1/4 lb carrots
• 4 shiitake mushroom
• A bunch of spinach
• 3 tbsps sugar
• 1 tbsp roasted sesame
• 2 tbsps soysauce

Preparation:

Boil a block of tofu and cool. Wrap the tofu with paper towels and place a cutting board on top of it to drain the moisture. Leave it for 30 minutes. Cut the carrot and shiitake mushrooms into thin strips. Boil the carrot and shiitake mushroom strips for a few minutes and drain. Boil spinach and drain. Cut the boiled spinach into bite size pieces. Grind roasted sesame seeds and mix with soy sauce and sugar. Add drained tofu and stir well to make tofu dressing. Mix vegetables and mushrooms with the tofu dressing. Makes 4 servings

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This recipe is originally published by about.com in this link.

Cucumber and Daikon Salad (Sunomono)

This type of vinegary salad is called sunomono in Japan. Since it has a refreshing taste, it goes with many types of dishes.

Ingredients:

• 1 small daikon radish
• 1 small cucumber
• 5 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt

Preparation:

Peel daikon radish and slice it into thin slices. Slice the cucumber to the same thickness. Salt the cucumber and daikon slices and wait about 5-10 mins. Wash off the daikon and cucumber slices and drain the water through a strainer. Mix the vinegar and sugar in a cup. Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumber and daikon slices. Set aside at least 15 min. before serving.

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This recipe is originally published by about.com in this link.