August 21, 2020

Harusame Salad with Beef Strips Recipe

Harusame Salad with Beef Strips Recipe is healthy, easy to make, and tastes delicious. Harusame noodles are loaded with strips of beef, slices of red onions, and topped with cucumbers, yellow and red peppers. It’s a balanced meal containing carbohydrates, protein, and loads of vegetables. I like to add a homemade dressing with vinegar, dashi, sesame oil and soy sauce to flavor the dish. I haven’t seen this recipe online, but often make it at home. Please try this original recipe and let me know what you think!

This recipe contains harusame noodles (Japanese glass noddles). The kanji for harusame is 春雨. I really like these noodles and also like the meaning of the kanji. The first kanji means “spring” while the second kanji means “rain”. The name itself is poetic. The noodles do look like a gentle spring rain. These noodles are light, refreshing and contain low calories. As a salad, this recipe is versatile and can contain many different toppings. I used peppers, onions, and cucumbers, but feel free to experiment with your favorite vegetables. If you are a fan of salads, please look at our other Japanese inspired salads.

Tips for Making Harusame Salad with Beef Strips Recipe

This recipe is versatile and can be made into a seafood version. I’ve also made this recipe with shrimp and squid and it was delicious. Additionally, you can try this recipe with chicken instead of beef.
In this recipe, I created a Japanese style sauce. This recipe is also good with a sweet chili sauce to create a Southern Asian style taste.
Harusame has low calories and is great for dieting. It makes you feel full even though it has low calories. Also, you can create this salad without any meat or seafood if you want even fewer calories.
I like to make this recipe for home parties because it is a very colorful dish. Also, it is super easy to make!

Harusame Salad with Beef Strips

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Total Time 30

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine Japanese

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

1/4 red onion
1/4 red pepper
1/4 green pepper
1/4 cucumber
200 g thinly sliced beef strips (~1/2 lbs)
40 g harusame noodles (~1.5 ounces)

Salad Dressing Ingredients

2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp dashi
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

Salad Ingredient Preparation

Boil water for harusame noodles in a pot
Boil water for the thinly sliced beef strips in another pot
Grate the onion into thin slices and soak in water for 10 minutes. Afterwards remove the water and let the onions dry.
Dice the 1/4 red and yellow pepper into small chunks
Dice the 1/4 cucumber into small chunks
Add the thinly sliced beef strips into the boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes. The time may vary based on the thickness of your beef strips.
Add the harusame noodles into the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes
Separately, cool both the beef strips and harusame noodles using a strainer and cold water
Make the base of the salad with the harusame noodles. Add the beef strips and top with red onions.
Next, add the diced cucumbers, yellow and red peppers