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Japanese Healthy-ish Recipes

Explore Japanese healthy-ish recipes that balance flavor and nutrition—no strict rules, just feel-good meals. Try lighter takes on favorites like teriyaki salmon, vegetable stir-fries, rice bowls, and miso soup.

Cook with wholesome ingredients like tofu, fish, rice, and seasonal vegetables. These recipes are simple, satisfying, and perfect for everyday eating.

A taquoise bowl containing teriyaki tofu and broccoli over steamed rice. A taquoise bowl containing teriyaki tofu and broccoli over steamed rice.
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Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu Bowl 照り焼き豆腐丼

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  • A bowl of Japanese potato salad with visible chunks of potato, carrot, cucumber, and ham, served in a rustic ceramic bowl on a folded cloth napkin beside a wooden fork and spoon.
    Japanese Potato Salad (Video) ポテトサラダ
    237
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • Zaru soba and zaru cha soba (cold buckwheat noodles and green tea noodles) served on a bamboo mat with shredded nori on top. Dipping sauce, green onions, and wasabi are in the background.
    Easy
    Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles) ざるそば
    117
    15 minutes
  • White plates of fresh green salad with lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, and cherry tomatoes, topped with vibrant orange carrot ginger dressing and served with a gold fork on a marble surface.
    Carrot Ginger Dressing 人参ドレッシング
    249
    10 minutes
  • A wooden bowl containing tomato egg vermicelli soup garnished with green onion.
    Easy
    Tomato Egg Vermicelli Soup (Video)
    4
    15 minutes
  • Wooden soup bowls containing Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup.
    Easy
    Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup ほうれん草と椎茸の味噌汁
    2
    15 minutes
  • A large shallow bowl containing multi-grain rice and Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry.
    Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry (Video)
    6
    20 minutes
  • An oval plate with scalloped edge containing Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry served with multigrain rice and miso soup.
    Easy
    Easy Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry (Video) 豚と茄子の炒め物
    2
    20 minutes
  • Lacquerer miso soup bowls containing Kale Daikon Miso Soup.
    Easy
    Kale Daikon Miso Soup
    1
    20 minutes
  • Delicious Chicken Yakisoba with tender, moist chicken thighs and crisp veggies in a sweet savory sauce plated on a beautiful white plate with blue scalloped edge.
    Easy
    Easy Chicken Yakisoba チキン焼きそば
    1
    20 minutes
  • A Le Creuset pot containing Mille-Feuille Nabe, which is a hot pot dish with layers of pork belly slices and napa cabbage slices in a dashi broth.
    Mille-Feuille Nabe ミルフィーユ鍋
    132
    30 minutes
  • A rectangular plate containing Miso Glazed Eggplant garnished with yuzu kosho paste on a green maple leaf on the side.
    Miso Glazed Eggplant 茄子の味噌焼き
    119
    30 minutes
  • An indigo round plate containing chopped cabbage dish called Yamitsuki Cabbage served with a pair of chopsticks and small dishes and sake cups and the table.
    Yamitsuki Cabbage やみつきキャベツ
    126
    5 minutes
  • Yaki Udon (Japanese Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) being pulled out with chopsticks.
    Yaki Udon (Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) (Video) 焼きうどん
    178
    25 minutes
  • A Japanese black mortar containing cut tomato wedges dressed in ground sesame ponzu seasoning, garnished with mitsuba leaves on top.
    Tomato Salad with Sesame Ponzu (Video)
    3
    5 minutes
  • Small Japanese bowls containing Japanese cucumber salad called Sunomono.
    Japanese Cucumber Salad (Sunomono) (Video) 酢の物
    146
    15 minutes
  • A round plate containing gyoza (Japanese potstickers or pan-fried dumplings) with a small plate of dipping sauce made with soy sauce, vinegar, and Japanese chili oil.
    Gyoza (Japanese Potstickers) (Video) 餃子
    496
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • A round red bowl containing Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) garnished with green leaves.
    Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) 椎茸の含め煮
    2
    25 minutes
  • Round plates containing shrimp yakisoba.
    Shrimp Yakisoba 海老焼きそば
    3
    25 minutes
  • White scalloped plates containing negiyaki, a savory Japanese scallion pancake.
    Negiyaki (Japanese Scallion Pancake) (Video) ねぎ焼き
    4
    25 minutes
  • A light-colored wooden tray containing a bowl of miso soup with soft tofu, wakame seaweed, and thinly sliced green onions, along with a bowl of steamed rice, a small plate of tamagoyaki, and a smalll side dish.
    Easy
    Easy Miso Soup (Video)
    3
    10 minutes
  • An olive colored oval plate containing Yaki Udon, Japanese stir-fried udon noodles with chicken and vegetables.
    Easy
    Easy Yaki Udon (Video)
    4
    20 minutes
  • A white plate containing okra with ginger soy sauce.
    Okra with Ginger Soy Sauce オクラの生姜醤油和え
    16
    15 minutes
  • Black and white round plates containing colorful vegetarian sushi rolls.
    Vegetarian Sushi Rolls
    11
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • A glass plate containing cold natto udon topped with kimchi, onsen tamago, blanched okra, fresh cucumber, and grated nagaimo.
    Easy
    Cold Natto Udon
    2
    20 minutes
  • A white plate containing Blistered Shishito Peppers With Ginger Soy Sauce.
    Blistered Shishito Peppers with Ginger Soy Sauce
    21
    15 minutes
  • A large salad bowl containing Asian Cabbage Salad.
    Easy
    Asian Cabbage Salad with 3-Ingredient Miso Dressing
    35
    20 minutes
  • An oval fluted plate containing Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant topped with julienned ginger.
    Easy
    Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant with Miso
    1
    15 minutes
  • A white dish containing Shabu Shabu Salad.
    Shabu Shabu Salad 豚しゃぶサラダ
    7
    55 minutes
  • Miso soup bowls containing Natto and Okra Miso Soup topped with sesame seeds.
    Easy
    Natto Miso Soup with Okra 納豆とオクラの味噌汁
    5
    10 minutes
  • A white plate containing Bean Sprout Salad, seasoned with sesame oil and mixed with (ground) sesame seeds and green onions.
    Bean Sprout Salad もやしのナムル
    52
    7 minutes
  • A white round plate containing sliced Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Roll).
    Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Roll) キンパ
    2
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • A round ceramic plate containing napa cabbage stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms and bacon seasoned lightly with soy sauce.
    Easy
    Napa Cabbage Stir-Fry 白菜の炒め物
    30
    20 minutes
  • A blue and white bowl containing Simmered Ganmodoki topped with yuzu zest and served with dashi soy broth and komatsuna greens.
    Simmered Ganmodoki がんもどきの含め煮
    2
    35 minutes
  • A rice bowl containing Hijiki Rice (Takikomi Gohan) served with pickles on the side.
    Hijiki Rice (Takikomi Gohan) ひじき炊き込みご飯
    25
    1 hour
  • White ceramic bowls containing Cabbage and Onsen Tamago Miso Soup topped with green onions and shichimi togarashi.
    Easy
    Cabbage and Onsen Tamago Miso Soup
    10
    15 minutes
  • A round plate containing Japanese pan-fried dumplings, Napa Cabbage Gyoza, served with a savory miso dumpling sauce.
    Gyoza with Miso Dipping Sauce 白菜餃子
    8
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • A white ceramic plate containing Okonomiyaki, a savory Japanese cabbage pancake topped with okonomi sauce, Kewpie mayo, and bonito flakes.
    Okonomiyaki Recipe (Video) お好み焼き
    710
    40 minutes
  • A white ceramic bowl containing Miso Soup with enoki mushrooms, tofu, and Japanese long green onion, topped with ground sesame seeds.
    Easy
    Miso Soup with Enoki Mushrooms and Ground Sesame エノキのごま味噌汁
    6
    15 minutes
  • Ceramic cups containing Japanese Ginger Tea (Shogayu) garnished with a slice of lemon.
    Honey Ginger Tea (Shogayu) (Video) 生姜湯
    78
    10 minutes
  • Japanese miso soup bowls containing tofu and wakame miso soup.
    Easy
    Homemade Miso Soup (Video) 味噌汁
    585
    20 minutes
  • Japanese wooden soup bowls containing Daikon and Fried Miso Soup.
    Daikon and Fried Tofu Miso Soup 大根と油揚げの味噌汁
    3
    30 minutes
  • A donabe containing Nanakusa Gayu, Japanese seven herb rice porridge.
    Nanakusa Gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge) 七草粥
    24
    45 minutes
  • A black bowl containing Namasu (Japanese Daikon and Carrot Salad).
    Namasu (Daikon and Carrot Salad) 紅白なます
    51
    15 minutes
  • A Japanese ceramic bowl containing simmered chicken and vegetables.
    Chikuzenni (Nishime) – Simmered Chicken and Vegetables 筑前煮
    52
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • A fluted plate containing Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles).
    Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles)(Video) 焼きそば
    414
    30 minutes
  • Japanese spinach salad dressed in sesame sauce served in a bowl
    Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing (Gomaae) (Video) 胡麻和え
    249
    15 minutes
  • A white plate containing zucchini corn stir fry seasoned with miso butter.
    Zucchini Corn Stir Fry
    22
    15 minutes
  • Japanese Cucumbers on a Stick served over iced cubes in wooden bowl.
    Japanese Pickled Cucumber on a Stick
    7
    10 minutes
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