1. Quick-Pickled Sesame Cucumbers
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・3.5 oz (100g) Cucumber
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
・2 tsp Rice vinegar
・1 tsp Sugar
・1 tsp Sesame oil
・1 tsp Sesame seeds
Direction
1. Chop cucumber into chunks.
2. Put cucumber in storage container or plastic bag.
3. Put soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Mix cucumber with seasonings.
4. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Taste will be soaked well if you let it sit overnight.
Ready to eat!
2. Miso-Pickled Carrot
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・2 oz (60g) Carrot
・1.5 tbsp Miso paste
・1.5 tbsp Mirin
・1 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp Grated ginger
・1/3 tsp Grated garlic
Direction
1. Cut carrot into long sticks.
2. Put carrot in storage container or plastic bag.
3. Put miso paste, mirin, soy sauce, grated ginger, and grated garlic. Mix carrot with seasonings.
4. Refrigerate overnight.
Ready to eat!
3. Quick-Pickled Shiso Eggplant
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・6 oz (170g) Eggplant
・2 sheets of Shiso
・1/3 tsp Salt
・1/2-1 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp Sesame oil
Direction
1. Cut eggplant into long sticks.
2. Sprinkle salt on eggplant. Rub the salt onto eggplant, and leave it for a while.
3. When water comes out, squeeze it lightly. Wipe the moisture off eggplant.
4. Put minced shiso leaves, soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir to combine. You can eat it right away.
Ready to eat!
4. Quick-Pickled Ginger Cabbage
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・3.5 oz (100g) Cabbage
・0.5 oz (10g) Carrot
・1/3 tsp Salt
・1/2 tsp Grated ginger
・1/2 tbsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tbsp Rice vinegar
Direction
1. Cut cabbage into bite-sized. Shred carrot.
2. Sprinkle salt on cabbage and carrot. Rub the salt onto them, and leave it for a while.
3. When water comes out, wipe the moisture off vegetables.
4. Put grated ginger, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Stir to combine. You can eat it right away.
Ready to eat!
5. Quick-Pickled Lemon Avocado
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・6 oz (170g) Avocado
・1 tsp Lemon juice
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
・1 tbsp Mirin
・1 tbsp Water
・1/2 tsp Sesame seeds
Direction
1. Slice avocado.
2. Put avocado in storage container or plastic bag.
3. Put lemon juice, soy sauce, mirin, and water. Mix avocado with seasonings.
4. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Sprinkle sesame seeds when eating.
*Be careful not to pickle too long. The taste might be too strong after 30 minutes.
Ready to eat!
6. Quick-Pickled Bean Sprouts
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・6 oz (170g) Bean sprouts
・1/2 tsp Rice vinegar
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp Sugar
・1/2 tsp Sesame oil
・Salt and pepper
Direction
1. Boil bean sprouts for 1 minute. Drain water and remove moisture well.
2. Sprinkle salt and pepper, put rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Stir to combine. You can eat it right away.
Ready to eat!
7. Quick-Pickled Wakame Cucumber
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・3.5 oz (100g) Cucumber
・1 tbsp Dried wakame seaweed
・1.5 tbsp Rice vinegar
・2 tsp Sugar
・1 tsp Soy sauce
Direction
1. Thinly slice cucumber.
2. Soak dried wakame seaweed in hot water. Drain the water, and wash it with cold water.
3. Put cucumber and wakame in storage container or plastic bag.
4. Put rice vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce. Mix cucumber with seasonings.
5. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Taste will be soaked well if you let it sit overnight.
Ready to eat!
8. Quick-Pickled Okra
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・3 oz (85g) Okra
・1/2 tsp Salt
・0.4 cup (100ml) Water
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
・2 tsp Mirin
・1 tbsp Salted kombu
・A pinch of Salt
Direction
1. Remove calyx of okra. Rub salt on the surface of okra. Leave it for 2 minutes.
2. Boil okra for 2-3 minutes.
3. Drain water and remove moisture well.
4. Prepare storage container or plastic bag, make pickling liquid by mixing water, soy sauce, mirin, salted kombu, and salt.
5. Soak boiled okra in the liquid, and refrigerate overnight.
Ready to eat!
9. Quick-Pickled Plum Daikon
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・3.5 oz (100g) Daikon
・1 oz (30g) Salted plum
・1/3 Salt
・2 tsp Honey
・1 tsp Rice vinegar
Direction
1. Peel daikon, and cut it into long sticks.
2. Sprinkle salt on daikon. Rub the salt onto daikon, and leave it for a while.
3. When water comes out, squeeze it lightly.
4. Remove seed of salted plum, and mince it.
5. Add salted plum, honey, and rice vinegar to the bowl of daikon. Stir to combine.
6. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Taste will be soaked well if you let it sit overnight.
Ready to eat!
10. Miso-Pickled Bell Pepper
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings)
・2.8 oz (80g) Bell pepper
・1 tbsp Miso paste
・1 tbsp Mirin
・1 tsp Lemon juice
Direction
1. Cut bell pepper into bite-sized.
2. Put bell pepper in storage container or plastic bag.
3. Put miso paste, mirin, and lemon juice. Mix bell pepper with seasonings.
4. Refrigerate overnight.
Ready to eat!
