Asian Carrot Radish Salad

Asian Carrot Radish Salad is easy, crunchy, refreshing vegetable appetizer or side dish made with radish, carrot, green onion and shallot in a sweet savory sauce.

Course Appetizer, Salad

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 207kcal

Ingredients

2 ½ cups radish sliced in circle
1 ½ tablespoons rock salt or Kosher salt
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black or white pepper
3 tablespoons carrot julienned
2 tablespoons green onion chopped
1 tablespoon shallot

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Instructions

In a bowl, add sliced radish sprinkled with 1 ½ tablespoons Kosher salt. Set aside for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, wash and drain radish. Place in a big bowl with carrot, green onion and shallot.
In a small bowl, make sauce. Combine sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, ¼ teaspoon salt and ground pepper. Blend well.
Pour sauce over radish. Set aside and chill in fridge for about 30 minutes. Radish will release some liquid.
Blend mixture before serving. Enjoy!

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Notes

Can be done a day ahead and serve the following day. It will stay crisp and crunchy with deep red sauce.
Sugar can be grainy after mixing sauce with vegetable but after chilled for at least 30 minutes, it will dissolve.
It pairs well with meat, chicken or poultry and fish.

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