Best Japanese Style Cucumber And Radish Salad Recipes

CUCUMBER AND RADISH SALAD WITH YOGURT AND CUMIN

Steps:

• Cut the cucumbers in half and using a teaspoon, scoop out seeds if necessary. Slice paper-thin. Toss with a generous amount of salt and place in a colander over a bowl or in the sink for 10 minutes. Place in a bowl of cold water and swish them around, then salt again and let sit for another 10 minutes. Rinse and drain on a clean kitchen towel. Transfer to a salad bowl and add the radishes and sesame seeds or nigella seeds.
• In a small bowl stir the cumin, pepper, turmeric and curry powder into the yogurt. Whisk in the garlic and lemon juice. Add salt to taste. Toss with the cucumbers and radishes, garnish with chopped chives and serve, or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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 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 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.

JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• If using English or regular cucumbers, they need to be peeled, cut lengthwise, seeded and sliced into thin half moons.
• In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, salt and pepper, mix well.
• Add sugar(or honey), soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil and mix well.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and mix.
• Let marinate for 20 minutes before serving.
• Adjust seasonings before serving.