Enjoy having fun tossing this salad, making your own homemade dressing, and enjoy it until the last bite. Honestly, it’s so good, that I need to come up with another salad recipe so that I can alternate. I’d would be so sad to grow old of this one…it’s just perfect!

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Heart Healthy Delicious Apple Salad

A delicious healthy salad that is irresistible. Customize to your liking, but I prefer the combination of blue cheese crumbles with apple slices, dried cranberries, and pecans, mixed in a dijon mustard vinaigrette. You just have to try it! Also, be sure to always use organic ingridients as it will make a huge difference in the taste of this dish.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword Apple, Healthy, Heart Healthy, Salad

Difficulty Level Easy

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 6 people

Equipment

• Mixing Bowl (Large)
• Salad Mixing Spoons
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Skillet
• Whisk

Ingredients

For Candied Pecans

• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
• 2 tbsp Water
• 1 cup Pecans Organic

For Dressing

• 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar
• 1/2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
• 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 Shallot Finely Chopped

For Salad

• 6 cups Mixed Greens Or substitute with Spinach
• 1 Apples Organic Honeycrisp or Fuji Apples
• 1/4 cup Crumbled Blue Cheese
• 1/4 cup Dried Cranberries Organic

Instructions

Candied Pecans

• Heat water, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a skillet over medium heat.
• Stir until sugar and cinnamon are dissolved
• Add pecans and toss until completely covered
• Simmer for 5 minutes until sticky and then remove from heat.
• Place candied pecans on parchment paper in a single layer and let cool. (Note: for any pecans you don't use, you can keep for up to 5-7 days).

Dressing

• Whisk together rice vinegar, shallot, dijon mustard, and olive oil in a glass bowl.

Salad

• Thinly slice apples to your preference.
• Combine mixed greens, sliced apples, candied pecans, crumbled blue cheese, and dried cranberries in a large bowl.
• Drizzle salad with dressing, toss, and serve immediately.

Notes

Serving Size:
This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings. For those looking to create a salad for 2 adults. We recommend to create the dressing and candied pecans as described above. For the salad itself, you can use half of the quantities listed. You can then keep the pecans and dressing in the refrigerator to create another salad later in the week.

Healthier Version:
For an even healthier version of this salad, skip the work of creating candied pecans and just use pecans, swap out mixed greens for spinach, and add chopped yellow or red onions.

Other Tip:
The important thing to follow in this recipe is the quantities listed for the salad ingredients. Add greens to your mixing bowl with all ingredients and toss. Add greens as needed to create a good balance between the cranberries, crumbled blue cheese, and pecans. Experiment with the balance to see what you like best. Refer to our photo for a good idea.

If you are interested in commonly used ingredients for Japanese dishes, read this post: A Guide to Japanese Cooking Ingredients

For other heart-healthy recipes, check out this page on Mayoclinic.com

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The Mnemonic is a combination of the acronyms of traditional Japanese ingredients. It is a reminder to help you to have a healthy diet by evenly incorporating 7 kinds of ingredients.

ま (pronounced ma) is an acronym of 豆 (pronounced mame) and it means “beans”. It represents foods, such as green peas, red beans, black beans, fried tofu, etc. Beans are rich in high-quality proteins and minerals. Rather than raw soybeans, fermented soybeans such as Natto, Tofu, and Miso are better.

ご (pronounced go) is an acronym of ごま (pronounced goma) and it means “sesame”. It represents foods, such as sesame, almonds, chestnuts, peanuts, walnuts, chestnuts, ginkgo nuts, pine nuts, etc. Sesame and nuts are high in protein, minerals, and fats, and in particular, sesame is known to have antioxidant properties.

わ (pronounced wa) is an acronym of わかめ (pronounced wakame) and it means “Wakame seaweed”. It represents foods, such as Wakame seaweed, Hijiki seaweed, Nori seaweed, kelp, Mozuku seaweed, etc. Seaweeds are high in minerals such as calcium. It goes well with vinegar and oil, and you can get nutrients efficiently by eating them together.

や (pronounced ya) is an acronym of 野菜 (pronounced yasai) and it means “vegetable”. Nutrients contained in vegetables such as green-yellow vegetables, light-colored vegetables, and root vegetables differ, but almost all contain vitamins and minerals. You can eat a lot of vegetables when heated because they lose their bulk, but be aware that some vegetables lose their nutrients when heated. Vegetable juice is an easy way to consume vegetables, but they may also be processed to reduce their nutritional value or contain added sugar. It’s a good idea to consume vegetables from salads, raw vegetables, and homemade smoothies.

さ (pronounced sa) is an acronym of 魚 (sakana) and it means “fish”. Examples include Salmon, tuna, octopus, shrimp, oysters, sardines, clams, mackerel, horse mackerel, freshwater clams, etc. Fish are a great source of proteins. Among them, bluefish are expected to reduce cholesterol in the blood and are known to have a fatigue recovery effect.

し (pronounced shi) is an acronym of しいたけ (pronounced Shiitake) and it means “Shiitake mushroom”. It represents foods such as Shiitake mushrooms, Maitake mushrooms, Enoki mushrooms, Nameko mushrooms, etc. Among the vitamins, mushrooms are especially rich in vitamin D and are expected to be effective in repairing calcium in bones. It also contains a lot of other minerals and dietary fiber.

い (pronounced ee) is an acronym of いも (pronounced ee-mo) and it means “Potato”. It represents foods such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro, yam, konjac, etc. Potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, and also rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, which can be expected to have the effect of improving the intestinal environment.

Do you now remember those 7 ingredients? Don’t worry, it’s ok if there are the days that you missed some of them and couldn’t have all those 7 kinds of ingredients in your dishes. It’s just a Mnemonic to kindly remind you, encourage you, and to give you an idea of how to enjoy healthier and more nutritional meals. But when you are planning meals or cooking and this Mnemonic pops into your mind, you could get an idea like “oh, I can add sesame seeds in this dish” or “oh, maybe it’ll taste better if I add Shimeji mushroom to this dish”, or something like that. Sounds good?

I hope this Mnemonic comes in handy and helps you to have a healthier mealtime! 🙂

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I love a dish like this colorful tuna salad that has many colors (but not artificial colors though.) because I can enjoy the beauty of the dish with my eyes and it makes me into a bright mood before I enjoy the taste of it. I feel like it could even be considered as a course meal itself as you enjoy the look first with your eyes, then enjoy it with your mouth next 🙂

One of the things I do and enjoy, when I make some dishes, is trying to make them look beautiful. To me, cooking is one of my artistic works. The biggest part of the art is when I serve on a plate and decorate the food I just finished making, but it’s not only that and there are many other parts to enjoy the artistic sides along the whole process of cooking dishes. I’m often mesmerized by the beauty of the natural colors of food like vegetables and fruits.

All the colors are pretty and they look beautiful! Do you agree?

Colorful Tuna Salad

So this night, I was really excited when I made this colorful tuna salad as I was cutting all the ingredients which were avocado, onion, yellow paprika, and red paprika while I was feeling like I was getting all the bright energy from all the beautiful vivid colors of them. It was really fun as well to see each color were getting layered one by one on top of other colors when they were being served on the plate.

I love this dish because it checks so many boxes off as it gives you extra fun when you are preparing, has the beautiful combination of all the colors for your eyes to enjoy, it also tastes really good when all the ingredients are mixed together with the dressing in your mouth, and furthermore, it gives you all the different vitamins and other important nutrients such as vitamin C, iron, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, magnesium, calcium, omega 3, protein, etc.

Yummy to your eyes and also to your mouth💗
It’s perfect, isn’t it?! 😁
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It does require a lot of ingredients, but don’t let that scare you. Most of the effort is in preparation of the ingredients and then it’s just a matter of tossing them into your pot one by one. You can also customize this with pretty much any vegetable or meat that you’d like. Have fun picking your own ingredients while you try out my special mix of base ingredients for that perfect taste!

If you like spicy food and want something healthy, then you must try this spicy Sundubu Jjigae recipe! We probably eat this once a week in our home as it’s just an easy go to dish. It’s that good and it never gets old.

I use thinly sliced pork belly in this recipe. You can usually get it either at a Japanese grocery store or a Korean grocery store. They look like this:

Thinly Sliced Pork Belly

The Kimchi I use in this recipe is this one and I usually get it at WholeFoods or Ralphs:

Kimchi – Wildbrine

Konjac is one of the ingredients for this recipe. I usually get one either at a Japanese grocery store or a Korean grocery store. It’s an optional ingredient but it looks like this:

Konjac (Yam Cake)

(こんにゃく)

I used Shimeji mushrooms for this recipe. I usually get one at WholeFoods, a Japanese grocery store, or a Korean grocery store. It’s an optional ingredient and you could also use Enoki mushroom, Shiitake mushroom or Eringi mushroom instead, but they look like this:

Shimeji Mushroom

(しめじ)

For a complete list of ingredients, please check the shopping list below.

If you like to check out other spicy dishes, I recommend you these posts:

-Kimchi & Pork Jjigae Udon Recipe – A Korean Spicy Udon Soup with Pork
-Enjoy Raw Vegetables and Their Health Benefits with This Japanese Spicy Miso Dipping Sauce
-My Love of Spicy Korean Food – Bibimbap: A Healthy Spicy Rice Bowl with Vegetables

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Sundubu Jjigae (Korean Spicy Soup with Tofu)

Sundubu Jjigae is a Korean spicy soup with tofu. Dubu means tofu, but you can put pretty much anything in this (chicken, pork, shrimp, scallops, cheese, etc.). You can also easily make it a vegetarian dish!

It's also commonly served with rice on the side. You can either place the rice into your soup bowl or it can be eaten separately. If you like spicy and healthy, this dish is for you!

Course Main Course, Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine Korean

Keyword Korean, Soup, Spicy, Tofu

Difficulty Level Easy

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 1 people

Equipment

• Korean Stone Bowl (Dolsot)

Ingredients

Ingredients for Soup Base

• 1 tbsp Garlic (Powder) Substitution: Grated or Minced Garlic
• 2 tbsp Gochujang
• 1 tbsp Miso
• 1 tsp Chicken Bouillon Paste
• 1 tbsp Dashi Powder Kayanoya-no-Dashi
• 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil Roasted/Toasted
• 1/2 tbsp Japanese Ichimi Togarashi Peppers Put 1 tbsp if you really like spicy.
• 300 cc/ml Water

Main Ingredients

• 150 g Pork Belly Thinly Sliced
• 100 g Kimchi
• 1 Spring Onion
• 1/2 pack Tofu Soft
• 1 Eggs

Optional Ingredients

• 1/4 Shimeji Mushrooms
• 1/4 pack Konjac (Konnyaku / Yam Cake)

Instructions

Preparation:

• Cut the pork belly to the desired length. I recommend cutting into 1 or 2 inch length strips.
• Cut spring onion into 1/4 inch wide pieces diagonally (refer to picture).
  
• Cut the Konjac into small pieces (refer to picture).
  

Instructions :

• Add garlic powder, Gochujang, Miso, chicken bouillon paste, Kayanoya-no-Dashi, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and Japanese Ichimi red peppers in the stone bowl.
  
• Add water to the stone bowl.
  
• Mix water and ingredients well.
• Bring the stone bowl to a boil by starting with the lowest heat to avoid damaging the bowl. (IMPORTANT!)
• When the soup begins to boil, add each piece of pork belly one by one into the stone bowl (do not place all at same time).
  
• Add Konjac
  
• Add Shimeji mushrooms
  
• Add Kimchi
  
• Add spring onions
  
• Add Tofu
  
• Put a lid on the stone bowl and keep boiling for about 2-3 mins. Adjust the heat level if necessary (to avoid overflowing).
  
• Add a raw egg into the middle of the stone bowl carefully and keep boiling until the egg hardness is to the level you desire.
  
• Ita-daki-masu! (Japanese greeting word to say right before you eat. It means "thank you for the food!")
  

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Bibimbap is served in either a metal bowl or a very hot stone bowl, that continues to cook the food while you eat it. This is what gives the rice that nice crunchy texture, which my husband and I like. We have recently purchased a few of these stone bowls, so that we can now heat them up and serve this dish in this authentic Korean way.

We purchased ours at a local store, but if you are not near an Asian or Korean supermarket, you can easily buy one online. Here is an example:

Dolsot

Korean Stone Bowl

It’s another fairly easy dish to make, as it just requires some basic prep and cooking steps. It’s typically served with each ingredient separated in a nice beautiful colorful presentation. You then mix it all up and enjoy the goodness. Check the photos below!

If you like to check out other spicy dishes, I recommend you these posts:

-Sundubu Jjigae Recipe – Korean Spicy Soup with Tofu
-Kimchi & Pork Jjigae Udon Recipe – A Korean Spicy Udon Soup with Pork
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Futako Tamagawa is one of the cities that has dramatically changed over the years, and it now quite a sophisticated city that people enjoy visiting. As the area has grown, the Ron Herman brand decided to open one of their cafe locations, to match the style and people now visiting the area.

Since I wanted to have something that is not only healthy but also tasty, I decided to try their Roast Chicken Mexican Cobb Salad. As you can see in the picture, all the colors of the dish made me excited to eat it, and as I expected it was very delicious and also filled my stomach quite well.

I always love food that’s delicious for both eyes and mouth, because I believe food is an enjoyable thing both visually and tastefully.

I would like to go back and try their pancakes, while sitting on the outdoor wooden deck, while enjoying conversation with my friends over brunch.

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