Thursday, April 30, 2009

Cucumber and Daikon Salad (Sunomono)


This type of vinegary salad is called sunomono in Japan. Since it has a refreshing taste, it goes with many types of dishes.



Ingredients:

  • 1 small daikon radish
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 5 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt

Preparation:

Peel daikon radish and slice it into thin slices. Slice the cucumber to the same thickness. Salt the cucumber and daikon slices and wait about 5-10 mins. Wash off the daikon and cucumber slices and drain the water through a strainer. Mix the vinegar and sugar in a cup. Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumber and daikon slices. Set aside at least 15 min. before serving.

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This recipe is originally published by about.com in this link.

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