Tzatziki sauce is great for meat, accompanying spicy dishes or poured over middle eastern dishes. Ingredients Unsweetened Greek yogurt Cucumber Garlic A pinch of salt …
Side Dishes

Peppered Mushrooms And Leeks
I made these peppered mushrooms and leeks to accompany a full English breakfast, but these would also work as a side to a steak or …
Teriyaki Sushi Dipping Sauce
Usually when we have sushi, we dip it in soy sauce with some wasabi mixed in (actually that’s not true, it’s usually horseradish sold as …

Agedashi Tofu
This is my second, but first successful attempt to create an agedashi tofu recipe to mimic the one at the teppanyaki restaurant in Wellington. That …
Japanese Pickled Cabbage
This traditional Japanese side dish doesn’t taste much different from pickled vegetables from any other country, except it uses ingredients that are available in Japan. …
Japanese Rice Salad
I had been trying (and failing) to replicate the umami style rice that a local Yakitori bar makes, when I stumbled upon a very authentic …

Jenny’s Sweet Potato Chutney
Delicious chutney made from sweet potatoes. This pairs excellently with cheese and crackers. Ingredients 1 kg Sweet potato (any colour, roughly chopped) 4 tbsp cumin …

Vegetable Humus Side
This is a great side dish and super easy to make. I made mine with spinach and feta humus (which works exceptionally well, I recommend …

Chorizo Mushrooms
This is a hearty side dish, but not as much as it sounds. It is however, as delicious as it sounds. The flavour of the …

Garlic Butter Crushed Potatoes
This is my new favourite way to do potatoes. I cannot recommend it enough. Ingredients Potatoes Garlic Butter Oil (I like sunflower oil) Thyme Salt …