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CUCUMBER-DAIKON RELISH



Cucumber-Daikon Relish image

Categories     Condiment/Spread     Salad     Vegetable     No-Cook     Cucumber     Radish     Winter     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 English hothouse cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
2 teaspoons sea salt
8 ounces daikon (Japanese white radish), peeled, cut into 2x1/4-inch sticks
2/3 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
2/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

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.

MISO-MARINATED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER-DAIKON RELISH



Miso-Marinated Salmon with Cucumber-Daikon Relish image

Categories     Fish     Ginger     Broil     Dinner     Salmon     Cucumber     Radish     Winter     Bon Appétit     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup white miso (fermented soybean paste)*
1/4 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)*
2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons minced green onions
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil
6 6-ounce Alaskan salmon fillets, with skin
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
Cucumber-Daikon Relish
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 cup radish sprouts
1/2 8x8-inch sheet dried nori,* cut with scissors into matchstick-size strips

Steps:

  • Whisk first 6 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish to blend for marinade. Add salmon; turn to coat. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
  • Preheat broiler. Line heavy large baking sheet with foil; spray with nonstick spray. Remove salmon fillets from miso marinade; using rubber spatula, scrape off excess marinade. Arrange salmon, skin side up, on prepared baking sheet. Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat source until skin is crisp, about 2 minutes. Using metal spatula, turn salmon over. Broil until salmon is just cooked through and golden brown on top, about 4 minutes.
  • Transfer salmon to plates, skin side down. Spoon Cucumber Relish over. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then sprouts and nori. Serve immediately.
  • *White miso, mirin, and nori (thin sheets of dried seaweed) are available at Japanese markets and in the Asian foods section or refrigerated section of supermarkets.

MISO-MARINATED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER-DAIKON RELISH



Miso-Marinated Salmon with Cucumber-Daikon Relish image

The Cucumber-Daikon Relish is posted as another recipe. (http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/other-side-dish/cucumber-daikon-relish.html) Make the relish first, then proceed with the salmon. Serve the salmon with steamed rice tossed with shelled edamame (fresh green soybeans). From Bon Appetit October 2002.

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Fish

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 c white miso (fermented soybean paste)
1/4 c mirin (sweet japanese rice wine)
2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
2 Tbsp green onions, minced
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced
2 tsp sesame oil
6 6-oz salmon fillets with skin
vegetable oil spray
GARNISHES:
1 1/2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 c radish sprouts
1/2 8x8-inch sheet dried nori, cut with scissors into matchstick-size strips

Steps:

  • 1. Whisk first 6 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish to blend for marinade.
  • 2. Add salmon; turn to coat. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
  • 3. Preheat broiler.
  • 4. Line heavy large baking sheet with foil; spray with nonstick spray.
  • 5. Remove salmon fillets from miso marinade; using rubber spatula, scrape off excess marinade.
  • 6. Arrange salmon, skin side up, on prepared baking sheet. Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat source until skin is crisp, about 2 minutes.
  • 7. Using metal spatula, turn salmon over. Broil until salmon is just cooked through and golden brown on top, about 4 minutes.
  • 8. Transfer salmon to plates, skin side down.
  • 9. Make the relish. (https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/other-side-dish/cucumber-daikon-relish.html). Spoon Cucumber Relish over.
  • 10. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then sprouts and nori.
  • 11. Serve immediately.

PANKO-CRUSTED PORK CUTLET WITH CUCUMBER-DAIKON RELISH



Panko-Crusted Pork Cutlet with Cucumber-Daikon Relish image

Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories     main-dish

Time 50m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
10 mint leaves, chiffonade
2 daikon radishes, julienned
2 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias
1 medium cucumber, small diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Fresno chile, brunoised
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 cups all-purpose flour
Salt
2 eggs, whisked together
1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Two 6-ounce center-cut boneless pork chops (1 1/2-inches thick), butterflied and pounded
Olive oil

Steps:

  • For the dressing: Wisk together the rice wine vinegar, fish sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
  • For the relish: Combine the mint, daikon, scallion, cucumber, garlic, chile and cilantro in a medium bowl. Pour the dressing on top and stir together. Let rest while cooking the pork chops.
  • For the pork chops: Place the flour and some salt in one bowl, eggs in another, and the panko and coconut in another. Dredge the pork chops in the flour, then the egg, and then the panko mixture. Repeat with other pork chop.
  • Heat some olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. When hot, fry the pork chops until golden brown on both sides and 145 degrees F at the center, 7 to 10 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and rest for about 5 minutes.
  • Serve the pork chops alongside the relish.

CUCUMBER-DAIKON RELISH



Cucumber-Daikon Relish image

This is the relish for Miso-Marinated Salmon with Cucumber-Daikon Relish (http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/fish/miso-marinated-salmon-with-cucumber-daikon-relish.html).

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Other Side Dishes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 english hothouse cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
2 tsp sea salt
8 oz daikon (japanese white radish), peeled, cut into 2x1/4-inch sticks
2/3 c unseasoned rice vinegar
2/3 c sugar
1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Steps:

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

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