Shiraae is a cold tofu salad mixed with slightly sweet and savoury (and almost nutty) seasoned vegetables. It’s a perfect side dish to any Japanese meal. I especially enjoy making this tofu salad in the summer when we do a lot of outdoor Japanese style charcoal grilling.
There are only a few ingredients you need, in addition to the Japanese pantry staples (soy, dashi, mirin, sake, miso, sesame oil/seeds) which are tofu, tahini, and your choice of mix-ins. I always tend to have carrots and konnyaku blocks in the fridge as well green beans and edamame in the freezer so that’s what I ended up using. But I’ve also made this with spinach, bok choy, gobo, hijiki, the list goes on…
