5.0 from 6 votes
Spring Vegetable Salad with Miso Dressing
This lovely Spring Vegetable Salad with Miso Dressing is from Harumi Kurihara — the Japanese Martha Stewart. It's a fresh and healthy side salad.
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 237 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Asian , American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Miso paste (white miso)
- 1/4 cup sake
- 1/2 cup mirin (Japanese rice cooking wine)
- 3 Tbsp superfine sugar or granulated sugar
- 2 cups small cauliflower florets
- 2 cups small broccoli florets
- 1 cup green beans each cut on diagonal in 3 pieces
- shichimi togarashi or pure chili powder
Instructions
- In small saucepan over medium heat, bring miso, sake, mirin and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook 15 minutes, whisking often. Cool. Refrigerate in covered container up to 3 weeks.
- Bring large saucepan of water to boil over high heat. Add broccoli, cauliflower and beans. Cook 1 minute to blanch. Rinse under cold, running water; drain well. Lightly dry vegetables with clean tea towel.
- Place in serving bowl. Dress with 1/4 cup (60 mL) miso dressing, or to taste. Sprinkle with shichimi togarashi or chili powder.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
237kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
2181mg
(91%)
Potassium
464mg
(13%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
518IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
68mg
(76%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 237
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 237kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2181mg | 91% |
| Potassium | 464mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 518IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 68mg | 76% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.