Dressed in spicy sesame oil based sauce, this Spicy Bean Sprout Salad is delicious as an appetizer or as a ramen topping.
This Spicy Bean Sprout Salad is the third part of my ramen series. If you haven’t had a chance to see my previous ramen topping recipes for Ramen Egg and Chashu, I hope you will check them out.
This recipe was inspired by a popular ramen chain Ippudo‘s “Hot Moyashi” (ホットもやし), which is a bean sprout dish with spicy sauce (moyashi means bean sprout in Japanese). In Japan, this dish is complimentary and it’s available at each table. You can enjoy it by itself as an appetizer or add them on top of ramen as a topping.
Watch How to Make Spicy Bean Sprout Salad ホットもやしの作り方
Refreshing bean sprout salad dressed in spicy sesame oil based sauce. Enjoy as an appetizer or as a ramen topping.
Variety of Seasonings for Bean Sprout Salad
My Other RecipesWhen I make ramen at home, I put this bean sprout on top of our ramen. Since my children are still learning to eat spicy food, I make milder spice version adapted from my own archive recipe Bean Sprout Namul. If you really want it to be spicy, I recommend to use Ichimi Togarashi instead of Japanese Seven Spice (Shichimi Togarashi) that I used. I actually like the seven spice version as it has more spices and add additional flavors and fragrance to the dish.
By the way, you can purchase Ippudo’s Hot Moyashi Sauce online in Japan, if you’re interested. Or try my recipe and adjust the spice and flavor according to your liking!
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- 12 oz bean sprouts (12 oz = 340 g)
- 1 Tbsp white and black sesame seeds (roasted/toasted) (I used both white and black)
- green onion/scallion (chopped, for garnish, optional)
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1½ tsp soy sauce
- 1½ tsp Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (See Notes)
- ½ tsp Kosher salt (or more to taste)
- Freshly ground black pepper (See Notes)
Gather all the ingredients.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add bean sprouts to cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Drain water.
- Combine all the seasonings in a large bowl.
- Add the bean sprouts and mix well together. Sprinkle sesame seeds. Garnish with scallion, if desired.
Shichimi Togarashi: Use Ichimi Togarashi (Japanese chili pepper) instead if you like it extra spicy.
Black Pepper: Use white pepper for more intense pepper kick.
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A_Boleyn
I like the fact that the salad is so simple and yet packed with flavour. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
A_Boleyn
I like the fact that the salad is so simple and yet packed with flavour. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I hope to make it soon.
Choc Chip Uru
Such a healthy salad, but as in all your recipes, there is no lack of delicious flavour 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Kelly
I love this bean sprout salad! I have always wanted to learn how to make this at home – thanks so much for sharing Nami!
Monet
Hi Nami! Oh I bet this would be heavenly on top of a bowl of ramen. Thank you for sharing!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
This looks so tasty! I love the idea of adding it on top of a big bowl of ramen!
Elizabeth Ann Quirino @Mango_Queen
Oh I just love bean sprouts. This is salad I’ve enjoyed when we go to Japanese restaurants. So happy to see your recipe so I can make it at home. Thanks for sharing and it’s so interesting to find a source for the 7-Spice Japanese powder. Have a good week, Nami!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I would never have thought to top ramen with bean sprouts. I love both so can’t wait to give this a try.
Hester @ Alchemy in the Kitchen
Hi Nami, you have managed to pack such a lot of flavour into a very simple-to-prepare salad, proving great flavours don’t need to be hard work.
Wishing you a great week ahead.
TheKitchenLioness
Nami, love your little Ramen series and this spicy bean sprout salad looks utterly delightful – the seven-spice-powder sounds intriguing and like such a perfect compliment to the crunchiness of the fresh bean sprouts in your recipe – what a great addition to a ramen dish!
Have a lovely Monday, dear friend!
Medeja
Lovely side dish! Sounds spicy but flavorful!
ray
I love bean sprout salad. Very light and healthful. Have a good week, Nami.
Purabi Naha | Cosmopolitan Currymania
Oh this one is so easy. What spices are there in Japanese seven spice, Nami? Would love to know from you. I have used shichimi togarashi many a times in HK, but here in Mumbai we don’t get this product.
Rosa
A wonderful salad! I love bean sprouts and find the idea great.
Cheers,
Rosa
Raymund
One of my favourite side dishes with teriyaki
The Ninja Baker
もやしとラーメンはやはり伝統的な合わせですね。日本食、特にラーメンは最近本当に流行っていますね。
Monica
Never knew of Japanese seven spice powder! It’s great to learn something new. You have me envisioning a very delicious bowl of ramen right now! A little crispy crunch from the fresh, spicy bean sprouts sounds just perfect.
Hotly Spiced
This looks like a dish with great crunch. I love your blue bowl, Nami. This salad is perfect for placing on top of ramen xx
Kitchen Belleicious
I love that this is spicy. We love our spicy food. The bean sprouts are the perfect side dish to a main and this looks awesome
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Damn delicious and comfortinf salad!!!
i like the beansprout raw better actually…..
i guess my thinly sliced homemade bresaola made it lovely even more.
Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living
I love bean sprout salad – am going to have to try it with Shichimi Togarashi next time!
Sissi
Beautiful salad, Nami. I often put mungo bean sprouts into my ramen, so this salad would be an excellent topping or side dish too. It reminds me of a spicy bean sprout Korean salad I love… It’s funny what you say because as a child (who already ate with adults) I was the one who ate the spiciest food in the house 😉 I was already a beginning chilli addict then.
Baby Sumo
I like this a lot…. I could eat a whole bowl on my own too.
Gourmet Getaways
Nice and quick video! Love it, Nami! I love it spicy!
Gourmet Getaways
Ella-HomeCookingAdventure
I am still trying to get my girls used to spicy food.. this salad sounds wonderful
Sylvie | Gourmande in the Kitchen
That sounds excellent, I’m picking up some bean sprouts this weekend!
Helene D'Souza
Fantastic recipe idea, thanks for the dish introduction Nami. =)
Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking
I love bean spouts but your spicy one is even better. Great pictures and video of course…gonna make it for sure!
Ginny McMeans
What a beaultiful salad. I love your ingredients and I can not wait to try that Japanese Seven Spice!
Marie
Love bean sprouts! Reminds me of my childhood. 🙂
Ramona
Wow… I love that bean sprouts are the star of this salad. Looks yummy!
Sandra
20k subscribers is quite a milestone, congratulations! It’s dishes like this and your dedication to perfection that makes a difference.
Nami
Thank you so much, Sandra! We work really hard to improve our video every week… it’s pretty overwhelming amount of work to create a video…. so we’re happy to see others are enjoying our videos. 🙂 Thank you for your kind words. xoxo
Thalia @ butter and brioche
I love bean sprouts.. and what a great way to use them! Definitely a recipe I will be recreating. Thanks for the inspiration!
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What a delicous side, Nami, I love seasoned bean sprouts and I would top it on noodle soups and rice and anything else! I need to try the Japanese Seven Spice powder (shichimi togarashi), the seasoning looks so good!
TheMrsWard
How long will this salad keep in the fridge?
Nami
Hi TheMrsWard! I’d eat within 24 hours after mixing with the seasonings. 🙂
Nika
Can this be stored in the fridge? If so, how long can it be stored?
Nami
Hi Nika! For the best flavor and texture, I recommend to consume within 24 hours. Or you can mix with seasonings right before (or few hours before) so the bean sprout can still have some crispy texture. 🙂
T Cheyenne Pleasants
It looks, sounds wonderful. I was wondering do you chill it before serving ? As it comes out of water after cooking for one our two minutes I was wondering if you prefer to serve warm, and if so, do you think it would be as good cold ? Thank you
Nami
Thank you! Yes you can chill it as well. We put it on top of ramen so it wasn’t completely chilled for the recipe but please enjoy it cold. 🙂
Julie
Thank you for this easy recipe, I don’t have the spice but still came out good. I made your miso ramen too. Thank you again.
Nami
Hi Julie! I’m glad to hear yours came out well and you made ramen!! Yay! Thank you for trying my recipes!
Karen
Thanks for the recipe. Made this last night as a side dish. It was delicious and I’m glad to have leftovers for my lunch today. My little local Asian market was out of Shichimi Togarashi so I had to make my own spice mixture. I looked up a recipe online and it came out quite good thankfully. I will be making this again. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Nami
Hi Karen! So glad you like this recipe! Wow you made homemade shichimi!
daseba
Today, i did this recipe. One bite and i feel like i was seated at ippudo!
Thanks
Nami
Hi Daseba! So happy to hear you liked this recipe! Thank you for your kind feedback. 🙂
Rosa Rivera
I love the Spicy Bean Sprout Salad. This recipe is great to add to your weekly work as a snack. Also read on how to make Wafu dressing Yummy.
Nami
Thank you Rosa! It’s easy and I love how crisp the texture of bean sprout is. Wafu dressing is our all-time favorite! Thank you for your comment, Rosa!
Rolanda Teruzzi
Very good salad, but the seven spice mix is really potent, so I suggest to be cautious with the seasoning!