onion salad with soy sauce dressing
- Serves: 2
- Calories: 115 kcal
- Total Time: 1 h 10 m
- Prep: 1 h 5 m
- Cook: 5 m
- Japanese: Tamanegi-sarada

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ingredients:
- 2 ounces fresh onion
- suitable amount bonito flakes (optional)
dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

step 1:
Thinly slice the onion.

step 2:
Immerse onion slices in cold water for about one hour.

step 3:
Combine the dressing ingredients in a bowl.

step 4:
Drain the cold water from the onion slices. Mix them with the dressing. If you like, sprinkle bonito flakes on top.

comment:
Fresh onion slices usually taste bitter, but the taste becomes a little less bitter after immersing them in cold water. This combination of fresh onion slices, dressing and bonito flakes is delicious.

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