When it comes to side dishes, lots of effort and time consuming are "no-no".

However, if you're looking for something super quick and easy, yet taste quite good, you came to the right place. I'll show you how to make easy Japanese side dishes that's ready under 10 mins! Here is how.

[Serving] 1

[Prep time] 5 mins

[Cook time] 5 mins

[Storage] Eat ASAP

[Difficulty] E *(A=Hard E=Easy)

[Ingredients] (GRAM)

[Carrot Salad]

-Carrot 150g

-Japanese mayo 1tbsp (16g)

-Rice vinegar 1tsp (5ml)

-Sugar 1/2tsp (2.5g)

-Salt 1/4tsp (1.25g)

-Soy sauce 1/2tsp (7.5ml)

[Spicy Tofu]

-Silken Tofu 150g

-Green onion (White part) 10g

-Toasted white sesame 1/2tsp (7g)

-Garlic 1/2tsp (4g)

-Ginger 1/2tsp (4g)

-Chilli 1/2tsp (4g)

-Sesame oil 1tbsp (15ml)

-Soy sauce 1tsp (5ml)

[Pickled cucumber]

-Cucumber 130g

-A pinch of salt

-Spicy sauce from Tofu recipe 1tbsp (20g)

-Nori 1/2sheet

[Cabbage salad]

-Cabbage 200g

-Salt 1/4tsp (1.25g)

-Unsalted butter 15g

-Soy sauce 1/2tsp (2.5ml)

[Marinated Tomato]

-Tomato 100g

-Garlic 1/4tsp (2g)

-Sugar 1/2tsp (2.5g)

-Rice vinegar 1tsp (5ml)

-Soy sauce 1tsp (5ml)

-Light olive oil 1/2tsp (2.5ml)

*or grapeseed oil

[Ingredients] (OUNCE)

[Carrot Salad]

-Carrot 5.29oz

-Japanese mayo 1tbsp (0.56oz)

-Rice vinegar 1tsp (0.18oz)

-Sugar 1/2tsp (0.09oz)

-Salt 1/4tsp (0.04oz)

-Soy sauce 1/2tsp (0.26oz)

[Spicy Tofu]

-Silken Tofu 5.29oz

-Green onion (White part) 0.35oz

-Toasted white sesame 1/2tsp (0.25oz)

-Garlic 1/2tsp (0.14oz)

-Ginger 1/2tsp (0.14oz)

-Chilli 1/2tsp (0.14oz)

-Sesame oil 1tbsp (0.53oz)

-Soy sauce 1tsp (0.18oz)

[Pickled cucumber]

-Cucumber 4.59oz

-A pinch of salt

-Spicy sauce from Tofu recipe 1tbsp (0.71oz)

-Nori 1/2sheet

[Cabbage salad]

-Cabbage (7.05oz)

-Salt 1/4tsp (0.04oz)

-Unsalted butter 0.53oz

-Soy sauce 1/2tsp (0.09oz)

[Marinated Tomato]

-Tomato 3.53oz

-Garlic 1/4tsp (0.07oz)

-Sugar 1/2tsp (0.09oz)

-Rice vinegar 1tsp (0.18oz)

-Soy sauce 1tsp (0.18oz)

-Light olive oil 1/2tsp (0.09oz)

*or grapeseed oil

(Chapter)

0:00 Carrot Salad

0:47 Tofu with Spicy sauce

3:01 Pickled Cucumber

4:25 Warm Cabbage salad

5:33 Marinated Tomato

[Instruction]

[Chapter 1 : Carrot Salad]

1. Grate carrot

2. Mix everything else

3. Add the carrot to the dressing, and serve

[Chapter 2 : Tofu with Spicy sauce]

1. Cut Tofu to your liking, set aside

2. For the sauce, mince green onion

3. With the onion, add Sesame, garlic, ginger, chilli

4. Heat Sesame oil on a pan until smoking hot

5. Add it to the veggies. Give it a mix

6. Add soy sauce. Mix again

7. Pour onto Tofu, serve

8. It's also nice to wrap it with Nori like Sushi roll

[Chapter 3 : Pickled Cucumber]

1. Press cucumber to crush inside a little bit

2. Cut it into small chunks.

3. Add a pinch of salt

4. Massage, then put in a bag

5. Add the Spicy sauce from Tofu recipe

6. Cut Nori sheet finely, then add it

7. Massage, then serve

[Chapter 4 : Warm Cabbage salad]

1. Slice cabbage finely

2. Massage with salt

3. Put in a container. Add butter

4. Microwave for 3 mins

5. Add soy sauce, give it a mix, serve

[Chapter 5 : Marinated Tomato]

1. Cut tomato into wedges

2. Mix everything else in a bowl

3. Add tomato, toss it together, serve

4. It's also nice to serve with mayonnaise