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How to Make Japanese Salmon Salad

This Japanese salmon salad recipe features a collection of Japan's signature ingredients that can give you a delicious meal.
  • cook TIME 10 mins
  • prep TIME 12 mins
  • total TIME 22 mins
Course: Side DishCuisine: Japanese
Keyword: how to make japanese salmon salad, japanese salmon salad, japanese salmon salad recipe
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 211 kcal

Ingredients (16)

  • 6 oz skinless boneless salmon
  • 2 oz red leaf lettuce
  • 2 oz iceberg lettuce
  • 2 oz edamame beans
  • 1 oz carrot julienned
  • 1 oz white radish julienned
  • 1 oz red onion julienned
  • 1 oz radish sliced
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp cooking mirin
  • 1 tbsp Tahini paste
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp unsalted roasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Make the dressing: Mix 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp cooking mirin, 1 tbsp Tahini paste, 1 1/2 Japanese mayonnaise, and 1 tbsp soy sauce.

Mixing the sesame dressing in a small bowl
2

Slice the salmon (make sure to keep salmon in the fridge before slicing)

Slicing raw salmon on a wooden cutting board
3

Add 2 oz red leaf lettuce, 2 oz iceberg lettuce, 1 oz red onion, 2 oz edamame beans, 1 oz radish, 1 oz white radish, 1 oz carrot, 1 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds, and 6 oz salmon. Mix carefully.

A plate of Japanese Salmon Salad alongside a small bowl of sesame dressing and a pair of chopsticks

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 211 kcal | Fat 14 g | Saturated Fat 2 g | Trans Fat 14 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat 3 g | Cholesterol 39 mg | Sodium 216 mg | Potassium 373 mg | Carbohydrate 9 g | Fiber 3 g | Sugar 4 g | Protein 12 g | Vitamin A 2318 IU | Vitamin C 5 mg | Calcium 35 mg | Iron 1 mg