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Summer Recipes

Summer is the best time of year to eat your veggies! Enjoy a fresh and healthy meal with these colorful and refreshing Japanese summer recipes. Try this Quick Japanese Pickled Cucumbers or Hiyayakko (Japanese Cold Tofu Recipe) to get started!

Cold somen noodles with 6 toppings.

Cold Somen Noodles with Custom Toppings

4 lettuce recipes.

7 Light and Refreshing Lettuce Recipes

4 Japanese summer salads.

20 Easy Japanese Salad Recipes for Summer

Lettuce and kanikama salad served on a plate.

Lettuce and Kanikama Salad with Sesame Dressing

Pasta salad served in a bowl.

Pasta Salad with a Light Mayo Dressing

4 tomato recipes.

7 Quick and Easy Tomato Recipes for Summer

Tomato avocado salad served in a bowl.

Simple Tomato and Avocado Salad with Shiokoji

Tomato and cucumber salad served on a plate.

Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Ponzu

Tomato and onion salad served on a plate.

Tomato and Onion Salad with Sweet Soy Dressing

Tomato chilled noodles served on a plate.

Chilled Tomato Somen Noodles

Tomato and tofu salad served on a plate.

Refreshing Tomato and Tofu Salad with Shio Kombu

4 Summer dishes.

26 Easy and Refreshing Summer Dishes

Crispy okra fries served on a plate.

Crunchy Okra Fries with Irresistible Soy Sauce Flavor

Okra tempura served on a plate.

Okra Tempura (Japanese Okra Recipe)

Boiled Okra with Japanese Somen Noodles served in a bowl.

Chilled Somen Noodles with Boiled Okra

Somen noodle salad served on a plate.

Colorful Somen Salad with Fresh Vegetables

Cold somen noodles served in a bowl.

10-Minute Cold Somen Noodles

Cold ramen noodle salad served on a plate.

Cold Ramen Noodle Salad with Sesame Dressing

Soba noodle salad served on a plate.

Simple Soba Noodle Salad with Mayo Dressing

4 Japanese eggplant dishes.

8 Easy and Delicious Japanese Eggplant Recipes

stir-fried Japanese eggplant served on a plate.

Stir-fried Japanese Eggplant With Miso Paste

sauteed Japanese eggplant served on a plate.

Sauteed Japanese Eggplant With Ponzu Sauce

Fried eggplant served on a plate along with a dipping sauce.

Fried Japanese Eggplant Recipe

miso glazed eggplant served on a plate

Flavorful Miso-Glazed Japanese Eggplant

Hiyashi chuka served on a plate.

Refreshing Vegetarian Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen Recipe)

Pickled Japanese eggplant served on a plate.

Simple Pickled Japanese Eggplant Recipe

冷奴のアレンジ8レシピ

8 Ways To Enjoy Hiyayakko (Japanese Cold Tofu Recipe)

sunomono salad served on a bowl.

Sunomono Salad Recipe (Japanese Cucumber Salad)

zaru soba served on a bamboo tray.

Zaru Soba (Japanese Cold Soba Noodles)

きゅうりと塩昆布だけ浅漬け

Japanese Pickled Cucumbers with Shio Kombu

bukkake udon on a serving bowl.

Bukkake Udon (Simple Japanese Cold Noodles Recipe)

zaru udon noodles.

Zaru Udon (Japanese Cold Udon Noodles)

eggplant tempura with daikon oroshi and tentsuyu.

Japanese Eggplant Tempura

米麹で作る甘酒

Amazake Recipe (Japanese Fermented Rice Drink)

温泉卵がのった冷やし納豆うどん

Chilled Natto Udon Noodle Bowl

甘酒スムージー

Energy-Boosting Amazake Smoothie Recipes

オクラとトマトのさっぱり冷やしうどん

Cold Udon Noodles with Summer Vegetables

Japanese summer vegetable miso soup in a bowl

Summer Vegetable Miso Soup

ストウブで炊いたとうもろこしご飯

Japanese Corn Rice Recipe

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