Main dishes
Penne Pasta with Pesto
A flavoursome vegan pesto is spotlighted in this delicious pasta dish. Enjoy it along with a crisp, fresh salad and some wholegrain bread.
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Stir-fried Vegetables with Pickled Plum Sauce
Umeboshi paste adds a delightful piquancy to this healthy vegetable dish.
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Vegetable Barley Stew
Rice or barley stews seasoned with miso or umeboshi are the Japanese mother's cure-all.
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Hearty Winter Stew
Snow-dried tofu is the concentrated source of protein in this classic winter one-pot meal.
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Noodles With Miso-Tahini Sauce
Udon and lomein noodles go especially well with this popular sauce, and soba noodles tastes good with it too.
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Spicy Soba Salad
Vary the vegetables according to seasonal availability. Fresh peas, sweetcorn, red and green peppers and radishes are all tasty and colourful variations for this dish.
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Hearty Baked Vegetables
This warming dish, with its attractive autumnal colours, is great as the days become chillier.
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Marinated Tofu Medley
Tofu is so much tastier when served marinated in tamari, especially in combination with mirin.
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