Easy! Sticky Okra Salad. Believe it or not, okra is not just for being breaded and fried. Japanese people have a certain fondness for sticky, slimy foods (like natto - fermented Okra is just as delicious served Japanese style, and way more nutritious! This is a super easy okra salad recipe, a perfect dish to make when you don't.

Ironically enough, it's this acquired taste that makes okra so healthy for you! While Japanese okra salad is prepared by boiling the okra to your desired tenderness, it is best served chilled especially during hot summer months. The dressing for this okra salad is quite simple. You can cook Easy! Sticky Okra Salad using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Easy! Sticky Okra Salad

You need 1 of pack Okra.
Prepare 6 of Imitation crab sticks.
It's 4 of cm Daikon radish.
Prepare 1 jar of Nameko mushrooms.
You need 1 of Mentsuyu.

It is garnished with dried bonito flakes (katsuo bushi) which add a bit of smokey flavor and a burst of umami. Japanese Okra with Bonito Flakes is the simplest way of eating okra. Sliced okra topped with bonito flakes and soy sauce is a bit crunchy and sticky. Spinach ohitashi salad is a very simple dish as a side or a salad.

Easy! Sticky Okra Salad instructions

Boil the okra and cut it into thin slices. Tear up the crab sticks and cut their lengths into 2-4 portions. Peel and grate the daikon radish and lightly drain off excess moisture..
Combine all of the ingredients except for the mentsuyu into a bowl and mix well until it becomes slightly sticky from okra..
Taste the flavor and if it tastes a little too light, add some mentsuyu. Now your salad is ready to eat!!.

Simply boil and serve with bonito flakes topping or sesame seeds for vegetarian. If you are vegetarian, omit bonito flakes and use another kind of salad dressing. Pouring just soy sauce on makes okra too bland. Okra Ohitashi is a simple, light, and flavorful Japanese side dish of blanched okras in a soy sauce-based marinade. Prepare it ahead of time, so you can serve this salad instantly for dinner.