Japanese Style Cucumber And Radish Salad Recipes

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:

• Cut the cucumbers into paper-thin slices. In a large bowl, toss the cucumber slices with the salt (this draws out excess water). Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl, stir together the rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
• Drain the cucumber slices in a colander and gently squeeze them with your hands to squeeze out excess water. Return the slices to the large bowl and toss with the rice vinegar mixture. Transfer the cucumber to a serving dish. Serve at room temperature with sushi, noodles, stir-fries, etc.

JAPANESE STYLE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Wash cucumber very well, or peel it.
• Cut cucumber in half crosswise and then in half lengthwise. Remove seeds.
• Thinly slice cucumber and place in a glass bowl.
• Thickness depends on how crisp you want the cucumbers to be when finished. Thicker = Crisper, but Thinner = Yummier!
• Place remaining ingredients into a magic bullet jar or a small food processor bowl. Process for about 30 seconds or until the mint looks like small specks.
• Pour marinade over sliced cucumbers, mix well and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• To serve, I usually place in individual shallow white prep bowls or little japanese ceramic serving dishes, spooning a little bit of the marinade over the top.

JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the sauce ingredients together: rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Soak seaweed (if using) in cold water for 20 minutes. Remove hard parts, if any. Chop coarsely. Rinse in hot water then blanch in cold water. Drain and squeeze.
• Peel cucumber, if waxed. Cut length-wise into match shaped pieces. Soak in the 2/3 c cold salted water a few minutes. Drain and squeeze.
• Toss cucumber and seaweed in a small bowl with sauce. Serve garnished with sesame seeds.

JAPANESE CRUNCHY CUCUMBER AND RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Thinly slice the cucumber and radishes, and arrange on a plate.
• 2. Whisk together the vegetable oil and rice vinegar in a glass, and drizzle over the vegetables to serve.