Easy Weeknight Dinner Ideas | Healthy Japanese Dinner Recipe

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative.

sake

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic sake

💰Cheaper: white grape juice

Non-alcoholic options maintain flavor without alcohol.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar

💰Cheaper: sugar + water

Rice vinegar can mimic the sweetness of mirin.

seaweed

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Spinach offers similar nutrients and is widely available.

Start by boiling eggs in a pot covered with water for about 30 minutes.

Pat the salmon dry with a paper towel and sprinkle with salt, letting it sit for a few minutes.

Slice an onion and scatter it in a baking dish.

Break apart shimeji mushrooms and place them under the salmon in the baking dish.

Preheat the oven.

Prepare miso soup by adding bean sprouts and cut daikon to a pot with dashi broth and water, cooking over medium heat until boiling, then simmering for a couple of minutes before stirring in miso.

Lay the salmon fillets on top of the onions and mushrooms.

Mix equal parts miso and mayonnaise with a little sake or water to thin it out, then spread this sauce over the salmon.

Cover the baking dish with foil and set aside.

Chop broccoli into bite-sized pieces and spread on a baking sheet with remaining shimeji mushrooms and daikon, sprinkling with salt and drizzling with oil.

Transfer pre-made nimame to a dish.

Roughly chop cucumber and cut tomatoes in half, tossing them with homemade shio koji and store-bought ume dressing.

Drain excess water from silken tofu and place it in a bowl, topping with finely chopped scallions and bonito flakes, then drizzling with ponzu sauce before serving.

Peel and mash the boiled eggs, mixing with salt, rice vinegar, and mayonnaise until creamy, then serve over lettuce or as a sandwich filling.

Toast frozen baguette slices to serve with the egg salad.

Remove the salmon and roasted vegetables from the oven when done.

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