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A bit of a fusion combing some Western technique and Japanese, and pretty much all traditional Japanese flavors.

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The lettuces used here are what was used for this recipe originally, but other choices will work as well.

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This dish is about the contrast between the bright lemon, and the mild spice of the radish and mizuna, both as a foil to the chewy and nutty flavor of the farro.

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When prepping the mizuna, you will find scissors are great for stemming it.

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This dressing was made to go with the Strawberry Spinach Salad, but will work to dress other things as well. This would work well on a salad of arugula, mizuna, mei quin, and mushrooms, or would be nice on grilled fish or pork skewers. Just remember to go easy with the sesame oil. Use just enough to detect it, but not enough to flat-out taste it. The same with the soy sauce.

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This balsamic vinaigrette has a little more nuance from the honey mustard, and since that brings flavor to the dressing, you can save the better balsamic vinegars for other things.

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Paper thin slices are key to success with this salad, so use your sharpest knife for the lemons and a Ben-Riner or mandolin for the radishes. If you do not have Meyer lemons, Eurekas will work if they are ripe, so look for deep yellow and fragrant ones.

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This is a basic recipe for cooking up “Braising Mix”, which is typically a mixture of things like curly kale, lacinato kale, collards, chard and sometimes I see mustard greens in the mixes as well. Many people just sauté these greens, but I prefer them cooked longer. This method softens the greens themselves, and helps add nuance of flavor and mitigates the earthiness greens have.

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