I tried to recreate a side dish that I ate in a Benitora gyoza dumpling restaurant.I changed the tool for pounding from a knife to a rolling pin (users were rightly saying that it's dangerous!). I used a small rolling pin that I would normally use to roll out gyoza dumpling wrappers. Recipe by Setsubunhijiki

Cucumber has a lot of moisture, so adding boiled egg helps to release water. It leaves the flavor of egg, at the same time, giving body to the taste and a plain flavor.

I had a cucumber salad just like this (or at least I tried!) at a local Thai restaurant. I tried to recreate the flavor but used pb2 powder to cut back on calories. I'm very happy with the results!! Add diced cooked chicken to make it a meal.

I always have leftover trout because I love rainbow trout sashimi and buy too much.I created this dish with leftover trout.Taste the dressing when you mix the seasonings.When you add the dressing to Step 3, first use 2/3 of it, and taste. If you need more, you can always add it later. For 4 servings. Recipe by yakopuyo

This is a variation of a recipe a friend of mine taught me.Slice the onion thinly so that it works well as part of the dressing.You can use tataki (bashed) cucumber instead of jabara cucumber.Sweet onions have lots of moisture, so be a bit generous with the salt. For 2 servings. Recipe by nekoland

Perfect summertime salad dressing.

I had some leftover olive oil.If lumps of wasabi remain it will be really spicy, so make sure to dissolve the wasabi completely with a whisk or fork. For 1/2 a jam jar's worth. Recipe by Sharabi

I made this since it has gotten slightly warmer, and I wanted to eat something refreshing. More like, I just used what was left in the fridge ( _ ; . It was Friday night and I was tired, and this was all I had for dinner, so I made it filling by adding rice . My boyfriend thought it was chirashi sushi and ate it happily I thought it wouldn't be enough, but I had croquettes too (frozen), so maybe that is why he didn't complain! For 2 servings. Recipe by ochikeron

I made this with things I already had in the refrigerator when I thought I needed one more item for dinner.Adjust the amount of vegetables you use to your liking. The vegetables are very hot just out of the microwave, so be careful. If you're having this as a hot salad, warm the bowl over hot water for a while, it will be even hotter and nicer. Please adjust the microwaving time according to your liking. For 2-3 servings. Recipe by John Lee Cooker

My twist on the ubiquitous, mildly mysterious, always delicious Japanese restaurant orange salad dressing. :)

I made this since I wanted to use up my Chinese cabbage and chikuwa.Grinding the sesame seeds will make the dish more aromatic. Of course, you can use pre-ground sesame seeds.This recipe uses a method of salting, then squeezing the Chinese cabbage and carrots without washing them first. Apparently this seals in the flavors. Recipe by emakatu.

Wanted to make the same unique salad dressing that I enjoy at my favorite Japanese Teppan resturants.-J.M. Ortiz