[Add color to your dishes] 3 easy recipes using dried vegetables

Apr 5, 2023by 小島怜

Dried Vegetables: Easily Make Your Table More Vibrant

Vegetables are crucial for our health, and it's recommended to consume plenty of them daily. However, many people might dislike vegetables or be unsure how to cook them deliciously.

So, this time, we'll introduce three easy-to-make and delicious colorful vegetable recipes. Incorporating these recipes will allow even those who dislike vegetables to enjoy eating them.

Add Color with Vegetables

Cooking is not just about satisfying hunger; it stimulates the five senses and nourishes both body and mind. Among its many elements, color is an extremely important one. A dish is complete when the flavors and aromas of ingredients, along with their colors, shapes, and arrangement, come together.

It is known that ingredients, especially vegetables, have different nutrients depending on their color. For example, red and yellow vegetables are rich in β-carotene, while green vegetables contain a lot of vitamin C and iron. Different colored vegetables contain different nutrients.

Dried Vegetables Are Very Colorful

Cooking with a variety of colorful vegetables makes the dish visually appealing and stimulates the appetite. However, it can be difficult to gather many different vegetables. For those people, dried vegetables are recommended. Not only are they easy to use, but just a small addition can make a dish vibrant and colorful. In this article, we will introduce colorful recipes featuring dried vegetables.

Dashi Soba Recipe Using Kyoto Vegetables

Yamagata's local dish 'dashi' is paired with soba. While warm soba would be good for the coming season, cold soba is said to have benefits such as suppressing the rise in blood sugar after meals, improving lipid metabolism, and enhancing gut health. Reference Article

Ingredients

Dried Kamo Eggplant 10g
Dried Cucumber 5g
Dried Kujo Leek 5g
Dried Shogoin Radish 5g
Dried Tomatoes 5g
Soba for 2 servings
Natto Kombu (shredded kombu, thinly sliced kombu also OK) 3g

Sauce

Soy sauce... 1.5 tbsp
Mirin... 1.5 tsp
Vinegar... 2/3 tsp
Coarse sugar (or muscovado sugar)... 1 tsp
Mentsuyu (noodle soup base)... 4 tbsp
Shredded nori (optional)... appropriate amount

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カラフルな人参シュウマイ

Carrot Shumai Using 3 Types of Dried Carrots

This is a shumai recipe using dried carrots. The thick shumai and the natural sweetness of carrots are a perfect match.

Ingredients

Hadakatsu Mix (3 types of dried carrots)
Ground pork 320g
Grated ginger 1 tsp
Salt just under 1 tsp
Pepper a dash

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野菜チヂミ

Chijimi (Korean Pancake) Using Dried Vegetables

A Korean-style chijimi recipe made with dried vegetables. The chewy dough and the overflowing umami from the dried vegetables are a perfect match.

Ingredients

Otsukare Mix (rich in iron) appropriate amount
☆Water 100cc
☆Wheat flour 50g
☆Potato starch 40g
Chicken stock powder 1 tsp
☆Soy sauce ½ tsp
Sesame oil appropriate amount

Dipping Sauce

Soy sauce 1 tbsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Sugar ½ tsp
Rayu (chili oil) a dash
Toasted sesame seeds a dash

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Add Color to Your Table with Dried Vegetables

In cooking, color is not just about visual beauty; it also greatly impacts nutrition and taste. By using a variety of colorful vegetables to add rich hues to your dishes, you can enjoy healthy and delicious meals. We encourage you to try the vibrant recipes introduced here. Dishes that highlight the natural beauty of vegetables will make your dining table even more splendid.