What Is Umeboshi paste and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with umeboshi paste? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 2 recipes to put it to work.

Recipes using umeboshi paste

There are 2 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Rice Salad #2

Vegan brown rice salad with steamed broccoli, cauliflower, and corn tossed in a tofu-tahini-umeboshi dressing. A plant-based, macrobiotic-style grain salad served cold.

Nori Rice Balls

Japanese nori rice balls (onigiri) with brown rice, steamed carrot sticks, and tangy umeboshi paste, served with a ginger-soy dipping sauce. A simple vegan snack or lunch.

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