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Japanese okra salad topped with katsuoboshi bonito flakes being picked up with a pair of chopsticks.
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Japanese Okra Salad

Discover a delicious and nutritious okra salad recipe perfect for a healthy meal. Enjoy the firm texture of okra paired with a savory and sweet Japanese-inspired sauce.
Course Salad
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword okra salad, okra salad recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 36kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Okra
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Water
  • 1 tbsp Bonito Flakes can sub with 1/8 tsp of hondashi
  • 1 tbsp Japanese Sake can substitute with dry sherry
  • 1 tsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
  • 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Seed garnish
  • 1 tbsp Bonito Flakes garnish

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for okra salad.
  • In another stove top pot, add soy sauce, water, bonito flakes or hondashi, Japanese sake and sweetener and bring to boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute. Once 1 minute has passed,remove from heat and set aside.
    Sauce for Japanese okra salad.
  • Add okra in a pot of boiling water and cook for 2-3 minutes or until desired tenderness is reached.
    Okra being boiled in a pot.
  • Remove okra, slice into bite sizes pieces and transfer to a serving plate.
    Chopped boiled okra.
  • Pour sauce from making sure to push out any excess sauce from the Bonito Flakes with a strainer & spoon and top with Toasted Sesame Seed & Bonito Flakes. You can either serve hot or cold. Note - if using hondashi no need to strain sauce.
    Japanese okra salad in a bowl.

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Nutrition

Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Sodium: 259mg | Potassium: 309mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 716IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 1mg