May 3, 2020

Japanese Bean Sprout Salad Recipe

Name: Japanese Bean Sprout Salad Recipe
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 pack bean sprouts; 2 tbsp water; 4 tsp sesame oil; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp dashi

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This Japanese bean sprout salad recipe is for busy nights when you don’t have much time to prepare a meal. It takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and is simple to make. You can use it as a side dish, or eat it as a snack when you are hungry. I often make this and other side dishes in advanced. When it’s time for dinner, I’ll pull out a couple of side dishes and combine it with a protein or carbohydrate to make a balanced meal.

You can eat this recipe as made, or mix it with leafy greens to make a salad. Also, if you ever make temaki sushi (hand rolled sushi), this can be used as one of the ingredients for the rolls.

Tips for Japanese Bean Sprout Salad

Spinach or carrots can be used in this recipe instead of bean sprouts.
Bean sprouts stored in the freezer can also be prepared using this dish. No need to thaw beforehand.
This dish can be refrigerated for about a week.
If you prefer spicy food, I recommend adding chili sauce.
If you are using bean sprouts as a side, I recommend eating it with beef. Bean sprouts and beef are a good combination.
For those on a budget, bean sprouts are relatively cheap!
Japanese style bean sprouts are also great for people who want to lose weight because they are filling and don’t contain a lot of calories.

Japanese Bean Sprout Salad Recipe

Japanese bean sprout salad is an easy to make recipe that takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Bean sprouts are mixed with various seasonings and tossed to make a flavorful side dish. The bean sprouts can also be mixed with leafy greens to make a salad.

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Total Time 10

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Japanese

Ingredients

1 pack bean sprouts
2 tbsp water
4 tsp sesame oil
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 tsp dashi

Instructions

Place bean sprouts into a mixing bowl or storage container.
Add 2 tbsp of water to the bean sprouts and cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave for ~5 minutes. (I'm using a 1000 watt microwave and the bean sprouts weren't frozen. You may have to adjust the heating time based on your microwave and bean sprouts)
Add the sesame oil, salt, and dashi to the bean sprouts and mix.

Keyword Bean Sprouts, Salad, Vegetables

This bean sprout recipe is part of a series of 3 salad recipes that are easy to make and take less than 10 minutes to prepare. The other two recipes are the avocado salad with wasabi and the tuna corn salad with mayonnaise recipe. All these recipes are versatile and can be used multiple different ways.