♪
While we are celebrating the New Year, Japanese style, I also like to introduce kohaku namasu (red and white, in vinegar), a common salad/side served during the New Year celebration, as part of the osechi ryori. In Japan, red represents keeping evil and misfortune away, while white represents purity… together, the two colors are considered auspicious in Japan.
Kouhaku Namasu 紅白なます
Recipe by: Fae’s Twist & Tango (fae-magazine.com)
INGREDIENTS
• 220 g / 8 oz daikon / Japanese white radish julienned
• 80 g / 3 oz carrots julienned
• 1 tsp salt
Dressing
• 4 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
DIRECTIONS
◊ In a medium bowl, mix daikon and carrots. Sprinkle with salt and toss well. Cover well and place in refrigerator for 2 ~ 3 hours. Remove and thoroughly drain through a strainer. Squeeze them in the strainer too. (This step is to keep liquid from daikon and carrot diluting the dressing.)
◊ Dissolve sugar completely in the rice vinegar. Put the drained daikon/carrot into a serving bowl, pour the dressing over, toss, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
◊ Note: If you can find yuzu (ユズ Japanese/East Asian citrus fruit) add a few julienned pieces of its rind to the salad for aroma, color and flavor.
~ どうぞめしあがれ • Douzo Meshiagare ~
♪
So, what’s cooking in your kitchen?
♪
Ms. Fae, Filipinos use jicama instead of daikon.
Ooo Sweet Ren, I would love that too! 😀 )))
So pretty, I love what the colours represent X
Yes, they’re pretty to look at, and delicious. 🙂
So simple yet very very pretty!
Thank you, Francesca. It is very refreshing, and perfect as side. 🙂
So simple and yet looks delicious and refreshing!
Japanese are very serious about the colors included in their meals. Refreshing and goes so well with Japanese/Asian food. 🙂
I see Radish salad in different East Asian cuisines: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. I love them all!
Not only salads, but also in varieties of pickles. High in fiber and very nutritious. 🙂
Love it Fae, so simple and the salad is so pretty.
This salad is so refreshing and high in fiber. 😀 )))