We had just had our babygirl, and Danny and Akemi were so generous to drive an hour to visit with their baby AND prepare us a delicious Japanese meal! Japanese is our FAVORITE cuisine, so we were ecstatic as we watched them cut and slice and prep their superfresh ingredients in our kitchen. So spoiled, I know!
Surprisingly, one of my favorites of the night was this simple appetizer. I had just never thought to eat tofu uncooked before! The photo above is missing the splash of soy sauce to finish, but otherwise it’s exactly what you see: soft tofu, grated ginger, and green onions. It’s so easy, so bright and refreshing, and lovely to eat!
I’ve made this myself a number of times since, especially on nights where I know I have something fried (like tonkatsu) on the menu. It feels fresh and bright and it’s so simple to prepare– definitely a good one to keep in your back pocket for quick dinner nights!
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Tofu Appetizer
Makes four
Ingredients
- 1 container of soft tofu
- 2 green onion stalks, sliced
- an inch of ginger, grated
- splash of soy sauce
Instructions
- Remove tofu onto a cutting board. Slice into four equal slices. Carefully place each rectangle flat onto a plate. Slice each piece into eight equal sections, as pictured above.
- Top with grated ginger and green onion slices.
- Add a splash of soy sauce.
- Serve each plate as one individual appetizer. Yum!
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My mom’s made something similar before! She used the soft tofu, vinegared onions (can be found in the Asian market, in glass bottles), Japanese bonito flakes, and preserved egg! MMM… Now I’m craving this…
Yummm that sounds delicious. Clearly, I have not had enough of your mom’s cooking growing up. Sounds like she should start a blog!!
Hmm, I have tofu sitting in my fridge right now, from some project of my husband’s that never got made…. I’ll have to try this!
It’s definitely an easy way to use it up :).