Ｍayonnaise-Flavored Pumpkin Salad

🎃Ｍayonnaise-Flavored Pumpkin Salad (Kabocha Salad)

What kind of dish is Ｍayonnaise-Flavored Pumpkin Salad ??

Pumpkin salad is called kabocha salad in Japanese

This pumpkin salad recipe uses pumpkin as the main ingredient and is seasoned with mayonnaise. The pumpkin’s bright yellow adds a touch of color to any meal.

🛍️ Recreating Department Store Basement Food

In Japan, there’s something called “depa-chika gourmet.” “Depa-chika” refers to the basement floor of a department store, usually housing food.

Depa-chika sells a wide variety of beautiful, art-like salads made with an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits. Takeout salads from these stores are extremely popular as a way to elevate your home meals.

Colorful and sophisticated salads add a touch of elegance to your everyday meals, but their price tag is their only drawback.
However, a closer look at the luxury behind these dishes reveals that the ingredients are all common, everyday items you can find in your own kitchen.

“I want to enjoy that luxurious flavor at home, more easily and generously.”

With that in mind, this department store-style pumpkin salad recipe was born. Recreate a luxurious, elevated meal using affordable ingredients.

🌰 Japanese Pumpkin

One type of pumpkin commonly eaten in Japan is the “Kuri kabocha (=chestnut pumpkin),” known for its intense sweetness and fluffy texture.

💡 Cooking Tips

Pumpkins can be heated in a variety of ways, including microwave heating, boiling, and steaming.

The sweetness of sweet potatoes and pumpkins is maximized by slowly cooking them.

For this reason, I prefer steaming them for about 40 minutes. You can also wrap peeled pumpkins in aluminum foil and slowly roast them in the oven.

Steaming or roasting pumpkins instead of boiling them prevents them from becoming soggy. Microwave heating, on the other hand, tends to dry them out.

For this salad, the pumpkin is mashed until it forms a firm paste, then mixed with mayonnaise for a smooth texture.

The way the pumpkin is cooked affects its flavor and texture, so it’s best to work carefully, even if it’s a bit tedious.

🥜 Flavor Accents and Ideas

The texture of the almonds and the sweetness of the raisins add a subtle accent to this salad.

The addition of almonds and raisins gives it a rich, department store-style flavor, making it feel a little luxurious.

Rather than using just mayonnaise, adding a small amount of tangy dressing makes it easier to create a complex, rich flavor.

To avoid over-dressing, the salad will become watery, so we recommend using about 1 tablespoon of dressing and 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise per 1/4 of a pumpkin.

This salad will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

There are more gourmet salad recipes available, just like the ones from the fancy deli counters. Take a look!　👇👇👇

💹NUTRITION FACTS : Pumpkin Salad (Kabocha Salad)

TOTAL NUTRITION VALUE

• 775 Calories
• Protein 18.0 g
• Total Fat 31.8 g
• Total Carbohydrates 125.5 g
• Sodium 4.3 g

🔪INGREDIENTS : Pumpkin Salad (Kabocha Salad) (7SERVINGS)

• 1/4 Pumpkin 460g
  • water 50g
• Carrot 30g
• Cucumber 60g
• Salt 1g
• Sausage 40g
  • Half Calorie Mayonnaise 40g
  • Pepper moderate amount
  • French dressing 15g
• Raisins 25g
• Sliced almonds 10g

👩How to make Pumpkin Salad (Kabocha Salad)

1. Remove the pumpkin seeds.
2. Place the pumpkin and water in a steamer and steam for 30-40 minutes.
3. Once the pumpkin has cooled to a temperature that you can touch, peel it.
4. Mash the pumpkin until it is smooth and creamy.
5. Cut the cucumber into 1.2mm slices.
6. Cut the carrot into 1.2mm slices and julienne them.
7. Sprinkle salt over the cucumber and carrot, let sit for 10 minutes, then drain. This will extend their shelf life.
8. Cut the sausage into small pieces and fry in a frying pan until fragrant.
9. Mix the pumpkin, carrot, cucumber, sausage, mayonnaise, pepper, French dressing, and raisins. (Use your favorite dressing, such as French dressing, Italian dressing, or sesame dressing.)
10. Sprinkle with sliced ​​almonds.

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