Miso paste and raw veggies?
May 21, 2021 5:18 AM Subscribe
I am trying to find a marinade recipe that I can make with miso paste for raw veggies but everything I find is for grilled. More details...
I have a big thing (yeah super technical) of pre-cut zucchini wheels from the grocery store and a tube of miso paste. I want to finely slice the zucchini and marinate it in the fridge to have with dinner tonight. However, everything I find is for grilled veggies. Grr!
Does anyone have a recipe for raw veggies in a miso paste marinade? It would either sit in the fridge for 6 hours or the counter. I’ve got oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, mirren, soy sauce, and tahini on hand. I can’t do sesame seeds but have all the spices and a well stocked kitchen. This might seem like a dumb question - I am not a beginner cook at all, but am a newb to cooking with Asian flavors (but certainly not a newb to eating them) and still developing that skill set.
I’m planning on having this as a side with a super yummy dinner I’ve been enjoying lately: steamed rice with smoked salmon and avocado chunks tossed with a bit of garlic and gyoza sauce or soy sauce (kind of a poke bowl).
Thanks!
I have a big thing (yeah super technical) of pre-cut zucchini wheels from the grocery store and a tube of miso paste. I want to finely slice the zucchini and marinate it in the fridge to have with dinner tonight. However, everything I find is for grilled veggies. Grr!
Does anyone have a recipe for raw veggies in a miso paste marinade? It would either sit in the fridge for 6 hours or the counter. I’ve got oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, mirren, soy sauce, and tahini on hand. I can’t do sesame seeds but have all the spices and a well stocked kitchen. This might seem like a dumb question - I am not a beginner cook at all, but am a newb to cooking with Asian flavors (but certainly not a newb to eating them) and still developing that skill set.
I’m planning on having this as a side with a super yummy dinner I’ve been enjoying lately: steamed rice with smoked salmon and avocado chunks tossed with a bit of garlic and gyoza sauce or soy sauce (kind of a poke bowl).
Thanks!
Response by poster: Thanks for the clarifying question: yes, I’d like to eat it raw as a side after it’s been marinating.
posted by floweredfish at 5:32 AM on May 21, 2021
posted by floweredfish at 5:32 AM on May 21, 2021
Maybe try searching for a miso dipping sauce and use it as a marinade instead, adding more liquid if necessary
For example, this one.
posted by newpotato at 5:36 AM on May 21, 2021 [8 favorites]
For example, this one.
posted by newpotato at 5:36 AM on May 21, 2021 [8 favorites]
Best answer: Try searching for "misozuke" -- miso pickles. Splendid Table has an example but there are a lot out there. I think zucchini would work just fine for this.
posted by edencosmic at 5:40 AM on May 21, 2021 [5 favorites]
posted by edencosmic at 5:40 AM on May 21, 2021 [5 favorites]
Best answer: I think what you want is not 'marinade' but 'pickle.' There are lots of recipes for miso-pickled veggies. (NY Times Cooking uses the phrase 'miso cured'.)
posted by tomboko at 5:40 AM on May 21, 2021 [7 favorites]
posted by tomboko at 5:40 AM on May 21, 2021 [7 favorites]
From the Imamu Room channel, around 11 minutes she makes miso-pickled veggies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3UMbs6HLc
posted by brilliantine at 5:55 AM on May 21, 2021
posted by brilliantine at 5:55 AM on May 21, 2021
I'm fond of the Trader Joe's Miso Ginger Carrot dressing. Here's an attempt to clone it. I think it'd work fine as a marinade as well.
posted by Candleman at 8:21 AM on May 21, 2021
posted by Candleman at 8:21 AM on May 21, 2021
Best answer: In addition to miso pickle, search for miso dressing or dip.
Marinade is applied before cooking so recipes would not be designed for raw. Though that makes me think of a ceviche which would be something like a marinade for raw, and sure enough miso vegan ceviche.
posted by RoadScholar at 10:02 AM on May 21, 2021 [1 favorite]
Marinade is applied before cooking so recipes would not be designed for raw. Though that makes me think of a ceviche which would be something like a marinade for raw, and sure enough miso vegan ceviche.
posted by RoadScholar at 10:02 AM on May 21, 2021 [1 favorite]
Sweet Miso Dressing
Whisk together till smooth:
1/4 c white miso, 1/4 c rice vinegar, 2 tblsp mirin, brandy or saki, 1 tblsp maple syrup, 1 tsp tamari, kosher salt to taste.
Will keep for weeks covered in fridge.
Adapted from Breakfast Bowls cookbook.
posted by Mesaverdian at 12:02 PM on May 22, 2021
Whisk together till smooth:
1/4 c white miso, 1/4 c rice vinegar, 2 tblsp mirin, brandy or saki, 1 tblsp maple syrup, 1 tsp tamari, kosher salt to taste.
Will keep for weeks covered in fridge.
Adapted from Breakfast Bowls cookbook.
posted by Mesaverdian at 12:02 PM on May 22, 2021
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posted by pintapicasso at 5:21 AM on May 21, 2021 [1 favorite]