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"Really nice dressing! One measure of a good home cook is the ability to make your own salad dressing. Or so says Mark Bittman in the food section of the New York Times. This is the orange dressing you sometimes see on your too-cold salad in Japanese restaurants. I made this tonight, and thought it was much better than any other I ever tried at a..."

Ingredients: corn oil, dark sesame oil...

"A refreshing salad with a bit of crunch. Fine shreds make for a nice appearance. Use a hand grater or grater blade on a food processor for shredding. Good with chicken Teriyaki."

Ingredients: granulated sugar, daikon radishes...

"I've been making this for years. I took a recipe and changed it, it had 30g of carrots, and I like about equal weight of carrot and daikon. I make this using my zester which is nothing like a Microplane zester. It's small, hand held tool (with 6 holes at one end) which you drag down the food to get long thin ribbons. Works really well for these..."

Ingredients: white radishes, daikon radishes...

"Crunchy and fresh, with a delightful flavor, this is a nice side to go with some of your other salads, vegetables, and chutneys. Prep time does not include refrigeration time. :)"

Ingredients: fresh ginger, daikon radishes...

"This is a fabulous "orange dressing" commonly found in Japanese restaurants. The recipe is from Ichiban, a San Diego sushi restaurant & it was written up in an old Gourmet Magazine (November 1994). Recipe makes about 4 1/4 cups dressing."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, seasoned rice vinegar...

"Very similar to the dressing served in Japanese restaurants over iceberg lettuce. Also good on a tossed salad or as a marinade for chicken or seafood. Most any silken tofu will work in this recipe from an older issue of Cooking Light. 2 T. = 1 serving"

Ingredients: silken tofu, fresh ginger...

"The mild hijiki is a great way to introduce seaweed to wary family and friends. This was my favorite recipe from the Whole Foods class I took in Spring of 2003 at Bastyr University. Careful - the salad is highly addictive!"

Ingredients: firm tofu, fresh ginger...

"This recipe is by Harumi Kurihara, who is reportedly sort of the Japanese parallel to Martha Stewart or Delia Smith. She says it is one of the most popular dishes she has ever developed. Though it is from a Japanese cook, it's not a traditionally Japanese dish, but more international. I wasn't sure what to make of it - The carrots are fairly..."

Ingredients: pepper, canned tuna, garlic...

"Sharp, sweet and tangy, this light pickle has bite and adds a refreshing contrast to fried snacks and indulgent treats and makes a good change from the normal cucumber pickle."

Ingredients: rice wine vinegar, sea salt...

"This is an easy and yummy Japanese style pickle. From Bento Boxes by Naomi Kijima."

Ingredients: soy sauce, carrots...

"Pickles are a big part of Japanese dining. Small dishes of vegetables like daikon, carrots, etc are usually part of a meal. My friend's mother makes this at home and keeps a long time! I use it as a side to my sandwich lunch!"

Ingredients: mirin, rice vinegar, salt...

"This dressing was inspired by a salad at a local sushi bar, when i asked the chef what he used to make it he replied, "use carrots...and your imagination" and with a wink he walked away. Some days later i bought a bag of carrots and through trial and error came up with this recipe...Mr Sake would be proud :)"

Ingredients: light miso, rice vinegar...

"A frequent star in my bento box. This can be eaten hot with rice or cold on wholegrain toast. Tofu refers to the thin rectangles of tofu which can be opened up and stuffed with rice. use 2 rectangles.

Credit for this recipe goes to Chizuko Moriyama"

Ingredients: toasted sesame oil, fried tofu...

"It's not necessarily FOR carrots, it's made WITH carrots!"

Ingredients: mayonnaise, mustard powder...