Recipe "Bitter melon with cream cheese" Crunchy and creamy!

Here is a recipe for "Bitter Melon with Cream Cheese. The bitter taste of bitter melon and the mildness of cream cheese give this dish a well-balanced flavor. The green laver gives it a rich flavor.

Bitter Goya with Cream Cheese

Ingredients (2 servings)

1/2 goya (bitter melon)
50 g cream cheese
1/4 of a fresh onion
2 teaspoons white soup stock
1 teaspoon soy sauce and aonori (green laver) powder

Bitter melon with cream cheese Directions

Cut goya in half lengthwise, remove the wattles, and slice into 2 mm thick slices.


Drain off the water, place in a heatproof container, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 1 minute at 500W. Remove from heat and squeeze well.


Cut fresh onion in half and slice thinly. If you don't like pungency or regular onions, drain them in water too.


Put cream cheese in a heatproof container and microwave for 10 to 20 seconds at 500W to soften. Add white soup stock and soy sauce.


Add bitter gourd and onion and mix.



Arrange in a bowl and sprinkle with aonori (green laver) to complete the dish.

How does the bitter melon with cream cheese taste?

Bitter melon and onions have a crispy, fresh texture. The more you chew, the more the bitterness of the bitter melon gradually spreads, intertwined with the richness of the mild cream cheese. The taste is clean and well-balanced. Aoinori (green laver) gives it a rich flavor. This dish is recommended as a chopstick rest or snack.