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Home » Healthy-ish

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.

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

4.86 from 249 votes
A wooden bowl containing tomato egg vermicelli soup garnished with green onion.

Tomato Egg Vermicelli Soup (Video)

5 from 4 votes
Wooden soup bowls containing Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup.

Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup ほうれん草と椎茸の味噌汁

5 from 2 votes
A large shallow bowl containing multi-grain rice and Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry.

Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry (Video)

4.60 from 5 votes
An oval plate with scalloped edge containing Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry served with multigrain rice and miso soup.

Easy Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry (Video) 豚と茄子の炒め物

5 from 2 votes
Lacquerer miso soup bowls containing Kale Daikon Miso Soup.

Kale Daikon Miso Soup

5 from 1 vote
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 Chicken Yakisoba チキン焼きそば

5 from 1 vote
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

4.76 from 132 votes
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

4.70 from 118 votes
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

4.86 from 124 votes
Yaki Udon (Japanese Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) being pulled out with chopsticks.

Yaki Udon (Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) (Video) 焼きうどん

4.68 from 177 votes
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)

5 from 3 votes
Small Japanese bowls containing Japanese cucumber salad called Sunomono.

Japanese Cucumber Salad (Sunomono) (Video) 酢の物

4.66 from 146 votes
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

4.68 from 496 votes
A round red bowl containing Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) garnished with green leaves.

Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) 椎茸の含め煮

5 from 2 votes
Round plates containing shrimp yakisoba.

Shrimp Yakisoba 海老焼きそば

5 from 3 votes
White scalloped plates containing negiyaki, a savory Japanese scallion pancake.

Negiyaki (Japanese Scallion Pancake) (Video) ねぎ焼き

5 from 4 votes
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 Miso Soup (Video)

5 from 3 votes
An olive colored oval plate containing Yaki Udon, Japanese stir-fried udon noodles with chicken and vegetables.

Easy Yaki Udon (Video)

5 from 3 votes
A white plate containing okra with ginger soy sauce.

Okra with Ginger Soy Sauce オクラの生姜醤油和え

4.82 from 16 votes
Black and white round plates containing colorful vegetarian sushi rolls.

Vegetarian Sushi Rolls

4.64 from 11 votes
A glass plate containing cold natto udon topped with kimchi, onsen tamago, blanched okra, fresh cucumber, and grated nagaimo.

Cold Natto Udon

5 from 2 votes
A white plate containing Blistered Shishito Peppers With Ginger Soy Sauce.

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Ginger Soy Sauce

4.72 from 21 votes
A large salad bowl containing Asian Cabbage Salad.

Asian Cabbage Salad with 3-Ingredient Miso Dressing

4.72 from 35 votes
An oval fluted plate containing Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant topped with julienned ginger.

Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant with Miso

5 from 1 vote
A white dish containing Shabu Shabu Salad.

Shabu Shabu Salad 豚しゃぶサラダ

4.58 from 7 votes
Miso soup bowls containing Natto and Okra Miso Soup topped with sesame seeds.

Natto Miso Soup with Okra 納豆とオクラの味噌汁

5 from 5 votes
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

4.77 from 52 votes
A white round plate containing sliced Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Roll).

Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Roll) キンパ

5 from 2 votes
A round ceramic plate containing napa cabbage stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms and bacon seasoned lightly with soy sauce.

Napa Cabbage Stir-Fry 白菜の炒め物

4.70 from 30 votes
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

5 from 2 votes
A ceramic bowl containing the Japanese potato salad.

Japanese Potato Salad (Video) ポテトサラダ

4.68 from 237 votes
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

4.68 from 25 votes
White ceramic bowls containing Cabbage and Onsen Tamago Miso Soup topped with green onions and shichimi togarashi.

Cabbage and Onsen Tamago Miso Soup

4.67 from 9 votes
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

5 from 8 votes
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

4.73 from 709 votes
A white ceramic bowl containing Miso Soup with enoki mushrooms, tofu, and Japanese long green onion, topped with ground sesame seeds.

Miso Soup with Enoki Mushrooms and Ground Sesame エノキのごま味噌汁

5 from 6 votes
Ceramic cups containing Japanese Ginger Tea (Shogayu) garnished with a slice of lemon.

Honey Ginger Tea (Shogayu) (Video) 生姜湯

4.65 from 78 votes
Japanese miso soup bowls containing tofu and wakame miso soup.

Homemade Miso Soup (Video) 味噌汁

4.85 from 584 votes
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

5 from 3 votes
A donabe containing Nanakusa Gayu, Japanese seven herb rice porridge.

Nanakusa Gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge) 七草粥

4.84 from 24 votes
A black bowl containing Namasu (Japanese Daikon and Carrot Salad).

Namasu (Daikon and Carrot Salad) 紅白なます

4.79 from 51 votes
A Japanese ceramic bowl containing simmered chicken and vegetables.

Chikuzenni (Nishime) – Simmered Chicken and Vegetables 筑前煮

4.62 from 52 votes
A fluted plate containing Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles).

Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles)(Video) 焼きそば

4.81 from 413 votes
Japanese spinach salad dressed in sesame sauce served in a bowl

Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing (Gomaae) (Video) 胡麻和え

4.67 from 249 votes
A white plate containing zucchini corn stir fry seasoned with miso butter.

Zucchini Corn Stir Fry

4.60 from 22 votes
Japanese Cucumbers on a Stick served over iced cubes in wooden bowl.

Japanese Pickled Cucumber on a Stick

4.86 from 7 votes
Colorful plates containing Okinawa Taco Rice with flavorful taco fixings served on a bed of hot Japanese white rice.

Okinawa Taco Rice (Video) タコライス

4.81 from 86 votes
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