Japanese Cucumber Maui Onion And Daikon Radish Salad Recipes

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.

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.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Cover; chill).
• Whisk oil, vinegar, sugar and red pepper to blend in small bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour dressing over vegetables; toss.