Purple Daikon Radish Salad

PURPLE DAIKON RADISH SALAD

Serves 4

3 medium size purple daikon radishes

2 large carrots

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil

4 Tbsp rice vinegar

2 Tbsp lime juice

1 Tbsp honey

½ tsp sea salt

1 garlic clove minced or grated

¼ cup cilantro, chopped

2 Tbsp scallions chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash and trim a daikon purple radish and a large carrot. Use a sharp knife to slice the radishes and carrots into matchsticks. Combine in a mixing bowl.

Whisk together olive oil, toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, honey, lime juice, salt and garlic. Pour over the radish and carrot. Sprinkle with the scallions and cilantro and black sesame seeds. Serve and enjoy this beautiful, fresh and nutritious colorful salad as an appetizer or you can eat it as a side dish to fresh white fish such as halibut, cod or snapper.

QUICK PICKLED DAIKON RADISH

1 large purple daikon radish, thinly sliced

½ cup unseasoned rice vinegar

1 Tbsp  soy sauce

1 teaspoon salt

1  small piece of ginger, smashed with back of a spoon

1 garlic clove

1 tsp Black peppercorns

1 Tbsp Coriander seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all the liquid ingredients in a bowl and whisk until combined. 

Put the thinly-sliced daikon and ginger into a wide mouth 16 oz mason jar or a glass bowl along with the garlic, peppercorns and coriander seeds pour the liquid mixture and cover tightly. Refrigerate and enjoy the next day on top of plain brown rice.

BENEFITS

1 .Great source of  antioxidants: daikon radishes are an excellent source of vitamin C, a nutrient that acts as an antioxidant and helps fight cellular damage from free radicals, pollutants, and toxins that can lead to disease. In addition, purple radishes get their color from anthocyanins, another group of antioxidants that may help protect against cancer and improve heart health.

2.  Good for digestion especially if pickled (fermented foods are a natural probiotic)

Uses in the kitchen: daikon can be enjoyed raw, pickled, or cooked. It’s an integral ingredient in Asian cooking, though it lends itself to many cuisines. You can eat daikon radishes raw or you can roast them along carrots to add flavor and nutrition to your food, you can also saute them. 

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