Japanese Cucumber Maui Onion And Daikon Radish Salad Recipes

PACIFIC RIM CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Stir rice vinegar, sugar, and bay leaf together in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Whisk the boiling mixture until the sugar dissolves completely; remove from heat. Discard the bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool.
• Spread cucumber and radish slices onto a layer of paper towels. Sprinkle sea salt over the cucumber and radish slices. Set aside for 10 minutes. Rinse under cold running water and pat dry with paper towel.
• Toss cucumber, radish, sweet onion, tomatoes, chives, cilantro, garlic, and white pepper together in a large bowl. Drizzle rice vinegar dressing over the salad; toss to coat.

JAPANESE STYLE CUCUMBER AND RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine onion, radishes and cucumber in a medium bowl.
• Combine vinegar and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl; stir until well blended.
• Drizzle vinegar mixture over cucumber mixture, tossing to coat.
• Cover and chill 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.

JAPANESE CUCUMBER MAUI ONION AND DAIKON RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumbers, radishes, onion, tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic clove, 1-bay leaf in a salad bowl and toss salad.
• In a small saucepan add rice vinegar, bay leaf and bring boil. Wisk in sugar until completely disolved. Pour warm dressing over salad. Season salad with sea salt and black pepper. Toss salad until completely coated.
• Chill salad for 15-minutes before service.
• Remove garlic clove and bay leaves. Add 2 tablespoons chives. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve salad on a chilled plates.
• Garnish salads with fresh chopped chives.

JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers. Halve lengthwise and remove seeds. Slice into 1/4-inch thick half moons.
• Mix vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce together in a bowl until sugar is completely dissolved. Add cucumbers and stir until coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve cold.

ASIAN ONION CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, soy sauce, oil, parsley, sugar and ginger. In a serving bowl, combine cucumber and onion. Add dressing and toss gently to coat. Refrigerate until serving.

CUCUMBER-DAIKON RELISH

Steps:

• Toss cucumbers with sea salt in colander. Place colander over bowl and let stand 15 minutes. Rinse cucumbers. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place radish sticks in medium bowl. Cover with water. Soak 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
• Stir vinegar and next 3 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Add cucumbers and radish; toss to coat. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.