It takes a mere 10 minutes to make this salad. My Japanese Pasta Salad is a spaghetti salad dressed in Kewpie mayonnaise with Dijon mustard. It is not heavy and is great even as a light meal.Cook Time depends on the type/brand of pasta you use. My pasta needs 8 minutes to cook al-dente.Actual Total Time is about 10 minutes as you can do the preparation while cooking the pasta.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT8M
Total time: PT13M
Rating
5 stars (6 reviews)
Keywords
Kewpie mayonnaise, mayonnaise dressing, pasta salad, spaghetti
Ingredients
100g/3.5oz spaghetti (, broken in halves (note 1))
2 tsp vinegar
25g/0.9oz leg ham slices (, cut to 1cm/3/8" square (note 2))
40g/1.4oz cucumber (, thinly sliced)
A pinch of salt
20g/0.7oz onion (, thinly sliced)
3 tbsp Kewpie mayonnaise ((note 3))
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp milk (more or less, optional)
A pinch of salt & pepper
A couple of lettuce leaves
Categories
Salad
Sides
Cuisine
Japanese
Steps
Cook pasta in a pot with sufficient amount of salted water as per the packet instructions.
Drain pasta and sprinkle vinegar over the pasta, toss and leave to cool down.
While cooking pasta, sprinkle a pinch of salt over the cucumber slices and leave for 5 minutes to soften, then squeeze the moisture out.
Leave the sliced onion in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes, then squeeze moisture out (note 4).
Mix the Dressing ingredients in a bowl. If you prefer slightly runny dressing, add milk to adjust consistency.
Add pasta, ham, cucumber and onion slices to the bowl and mix gently ensuring that the dressing coats every strand of spaghetti.
Place lettuce leaves (if using) on a serving plate and place the pasta salad in a mound in the centre.
Reviews
Kent on 2026-10-02 (5 stars): I found this site through searching for your daughter's site. A happy find indeed. I made this today with the prk and capsicum curry dish. Thanks for this.
Erika on 2025-08-30 (5 stars): Great recipe! I made this with shirataki noodles
Evie on 2024-11-30 (5 stars): I come to this page a few times a year because this is my favorite, I make it at every gathering and holiday potluck! I added keepie sesame dressing and a little sesame oil sometimes and its so good! Thank you!
Fiona on 2022-11-06 (5 stars): I can't stop eating this - SEND HELP!
Vanessa on 2019-07-08 (5 stars): I remember as a child having this at a Japanese restaurant and it was my favorite appetizer!!! I subscribe to your daughters blog (she is amazing!!!) Sometimes I want something a little lighter, less heavy and greasy and this is when I go to your blog for dinner. My kids love your chicken curry (Vermont Apple Curry) always a staple in our kitchen and super easy to make. Now that summer is here I look forward to making more of your recipes.
Ros on 2019-06-18 (5 stars): This recipe is so easy and very delicious.
