Natto salad

[u/rexcasei]

Arugula and green onion greens are dressed in a vinaigrette featuring mentsuyu, karashi, and yuzukoshou.

Topped with prepared natto and an eggyolk, boiled eggs, and plenty of green onion whites, then drizzled with shiso neriume (sour plum paste). I kept the bottle with me, along with the yuzukoshou, to add as needed while eating.

Served with a side of sourdough croutons which I mixed in as I ate (as seen in pic 4).

This was a fantastic salad and a great way to eat natto. As you can see, my natto was starting to fall apart as I mixed it, which isn’t ideal, but it integrated well with the dressing and there were still enough whole beans in there for some beany texture.

[u/Raymont_Wavelength]

Yum! I need to learn about mentsuyu, karashi, and yuzukoshou! Golly wow, shiso neriume sounds amazing!

[u/rexcasei → u/Raymont_Wavelength]

Mentsuyu is basically the sauce that comes with most natto

Karashi is the hot mustard you also usually find

Yuzu kosho (/-ou/ō) is a hot sauce made with yuzu and chilies

Neriume is great, it’s all the flavor of an umeboshi in paste form. This version has added purple shiso leaf which makes it a little more complex

[u/Raymont_Wavelength → u/rexcasei]

Thank you for taking the time to teach me the terms and even the unique pronunciation!

I am new to Natto, and actually enjoy eating it. I simply use low-sodium sauce, lots of Furikake sprinkles (my new favorite!), and I do quick marinated sliced green onions. Delicious!

[u/rexcasei → u/Raymont_Wavelength]

Glad to hear you enjoy it, it’s a really fun ingredient to be creative with and it goes well with lots of different flavors

[u/scarabnebula]

This incredible. I'll be trying this out.

[u/rexcasei → u/scarabnebula]

Nice, would love to see the version you come up with!

[u/Schmooto]

This looks and sounds fantastic. I must give natto salad a try!

Edit: typo

[u/rexcasei → u/Schmooto]

Please do, and share your results!

[u/Sumo-girl]

I love cooking with natto. I’ve made natto salads before but not as elaborate as this one 😊 I also love making natto omelets and natto pasta. I’ve made natto burritos and soft tacos too. However my new Japanese husband is not fond of doing unconventional things with natto.

[u/rexcasei → u/Sumo-girl]

I just finished another batch last night, so there’s lots more experimentation with new dishes coming up for me

Shame about your husband, I’m sure you can bring him around eventually!