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Cherry Tomato and Zucchini Salad
 When I made this simple Japanese style macrobiotic diet salad, it reminded me of 'acar', a traditional spicy vegetable pickle favours by the Baba Nyonya, except that this salad is does not contain hot chillies. But it contained umeboshi plum vinegar, a type of sour and salty plum from Japan that aids in digestion, neutralize acidic body, relieve hangovers and stomach discomfort and prevent against cold and cough. This plum originates in China since 4000 years ago and was later introduced to Japan as a medicinal herb. The umeboshi plums grown in Japan are more bigger and rounder in size and with higher nutrients than those of China and Taiwan. Some testimonials related that eating umeboshi plums helps relieve migraine and premenstrual problems. Diluting the vinegar with water and drink it in the morning helps ease digestive discomfort like constipation, food poisoning, flatulence, gastric and indigestion. It also stimulates the liver to cleanse the blood and supports healthy liver function. It aids in weight control as well as increases absorption of calcium and iron which is ideal for menstruating and pregnant women.  The easiest way of eating umeboshi plum vinegar is adding into salad dressing. Because of its' sour and salty taste, some may not like to drink it as a drink, unless you add some sweetener but may not be very healthy. But I will explore more ways to consume this natural healing goodness in more recipes.In Zen style macrobiotic diet, the salad usually consists of raw vegetables like carrots, zucchini, tomatoes, daikon (Japanese radish) and cabbage. To add some natural sweetness, mirin (Japanese rice wine with very low alcohol) is added to enhance the taste of Japanese food. Although a food wine or sake, like the Chinese rice wine, mirin does not have the smell of alcohol at all. Making this zen style salad was easy and goes well with bread or millet meal, a really great appetizer dish. Hijiki seaweed can be added together but I omitted it because I do not have it in store. I actually made this salad to go with my multigrain brown rice sushi which I would post it in another separate post. Recipe:  1 carrot, julienne 1 zucchini, diced cherry tomatoes, halve 3 tbsp mirin 2 tbsp umeboshi plum vinegar 2 tbsp toasted walnut, ground 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp shiro miso paste Combine mirin, vinegar, sesame oil, shiro miso paste and ground walnut in a bowl and mix well thoroughly. Toss into the prepared vegetables and serve.  A photo of fresh umeboshi plum harvested in Japan.  related searches : Cherry
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