In the winter cold, fresh daikon salads

Daikon is a type of radish. It grows in Japan and translated means "large root". If we talk about the taste characteristics, the root vegetable resembles an ordinary black radish. But its taste is softer and softer due to the absence of mustard oil.

Daikon salad is incredibly healthy because the root vegetable has antioxidant properties, is immune protector and has a positive effect on the digestive system.

If the taste of daikon is too harsh for you, you can soften it. For this, the root crop is cut or grated, poured with cold water for half an hour, and then thrown back in a colander and allowed to drain well.

We offer a selection of the simplest recipes for daikon radish salads (with photo).

Orange radish

The simplest salad is a combination of the daikon itself with carrots: unpretentious, but tasty and healthy. Prepares in minutes.

To prepare a daikon salad with carrots, you will need: one carrot each, bell pepper and daikon, green onions according to preference. The flavor is regulated by ground pepper and salt. Use 2 tbsp as a dressing. l. sour cream and 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice.

To obtain even "shavings" use a special grater for Korean salads.

Salad preparation:

1. Wash the daikon thoroughly, if necessary, cut off the upper parts of the peel and grate with straws. Do the same with carrots.
2. Wash the pepper well under running water, remove the seeds and cut into strips.
3. Wash onion feathers, dry on a towel and chop finely.
4. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add lemon juice, spices and mix well.

Everything, the salad is ready and you can eat.

Apple tandem

The variant of the daikon salad with carrots and apples is very and, thanks to the fruit, has a slight sourness. A very unusual combination.

To prepare such a delicious salad, you need to stock up on carrots, Japanese radish and apple medium size one piece of each ingredient. Green onions will set off the taste (you need it according to your taste). Dress the salad with mayonnaise. Don't forget about salt.

Salad preparation:

1. Thoroughly wash the daikon under running water and grate for Korean carrots.
2. Do the same with carrots.
3. Wash, core and grate apples. Or on a regular grater, only large diameter, or on the "Korean".
4. Put all the prepared ingredients for the most delicious daikon salad in a salad bowl, salt, add mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.

Everything, it remains only to sprinkle the salad with chopped green onions and you can eat.

Radish salad

Daikon makes very light, vitamin and tasty salads. The root vegetable goes well with various vegetables and fruits. As a result, salads are ideal for seafood or fatty meats.

For the preparation of fortified salad with radish and daikon will require: half of a large root vegetable daikon, 4 radishes, parsley or chives and 1 tsp. lemon juice. You will also need quite a bit of sugar, salt, ground pepper and 1 tbsp. l. sour cream.

You can adjust the number of ingredients at your discretion. This is especially true for spices and sour cream. By the way, the latter can be replaced not only with mayonnaise, but, for example, with natural yogurt.

Salad preparation:

1. Wash the daikon under running water, peel it off using a special knife that allows you to remove a thin layer.
2. Wash the radishes, cut off unsuitable tails and damaged pulp.
3. The daikon should be grated with a medium diameter grater. If there is a lot of juice, then it should be squeezed out a little. Pour lemon juice over the grated daikon and mix thoroughly.
4. Grate the radishes as well.
5. Combine daikon with radishes in a deep container, add spices, sour cream, mix and control the taste.

All that remains is to transfer the salad to a beautiful salad bowl, decorate with chopped herbs, green onions and start your meal.

With crab sticks

The tandem of daikon with seafood is very delicate and delicious. Let's try using crab sticks. For satiety, add a boiled egg, and for freshness - Beijing cabbage.

The recipe for daikon salad provides: 0.25 kg of crab sticks, 0.2 kg of Japanese radish, 0.15 kg of Chinese cabbage, 3 eggs, 0.3 kg of fresh cucumbers, 0.1 l of sour cream or mayonnaise and salt to taste.

Salad preparation:

1. Thaw the crab sticks, remove the wrapper and cut into small cubes.
2. Wash eggs, boil soft-boiled, cool, peel and cut into cubes.
3. Rinse the cabbage under running water, dry on a towel and cut into strips.
4. Also wash and grate the daikon into thin "noodles".
5. Put all the prepared ingredients in a deep container, add spices, mayonnaise, mix thoroughly and serve.

Beef salad

Daikon is also good in combination with meat products. Nuts add sweetness, and greens add flavor and aroma.

To prepare a salad with daikon and meat, you will need one Japanese radish, 0.25 kg of boiled beef, 2 onion turnips, 3-4 sprigs of dill, cilantro and onion feathers, and a handful of walnuts. For frying, use sunflower oil, as a dressing - mayonnaise.

Salad preparation:

1. Wash the onion with daikon, peel it off and remove unsightly areas.
2. Grate the prepared vegetables (it is best if it is special for cooking Korean salads) or cut into thin strips with a knife.
3. Fry the walnuts in a dry hot frying pan and finely grind.
4. Cut the beef into cubes.
5. Fry the chopped onion in a pan with vegetable oil until golden brown.
6. Wash greens under running water and chop finely. Transfer all ingredients to a salad bowl, add salt and pepper, add sour cream or mayonnaise, mix.

That's it, daikon radish salad is completely ready, you can serve it on the festive table and taste it.

Egg and cheese salad

Cheese is often one of the main ingredients in any dish. We present to your attention a salad recipe with daikon and egg and grated cheese. It is he who gives the dish softness and piquancy.

For cooking, you need one daikon root vegetable, two chicken eggs, cheese about 30 g, a little ground pepper with salt and olive oil for dressing.

The recipe calls for the use of Grana Padano cheese. But you can take any, most importantly hard varieties. Also vary the amount to your liking.

Salad preparation:

1. Grate the cheese with a small diameter.
2. Wash the daikon thoroughly, peel it.
3. Using a coarse grater with holes, grate the root vegetable.
4. Boil eggs hard-boiled, cool, peel and also grate on a coarse grater.
5. Put chopped cheese, daikon and eggs in a salad bowl.
6. Pour in olive oil, pepper and salt.
7. Mix all the ingredients of the daikon salad until smooth.

Form a slide, decorate with chopped herbs if desired and you can start your meal.

Andalusian vegetable salad

And here is another simple daikon salad recipe with a step-by-step photo based on cucumber, tomato and unusual dressing. When combined, you get a very tempting dish.

You will need 0.16 kg of daikon, 90 g of fresh cucumbers, one clove of garlic, one onion turnip, 70 g of tomato and herbs to taste. For refueling, take 2 tbsp. olive or any other vegetable oil, a quarter of hot red pepper and 1 tsp. vinegar.

According to the recipe, small cherry tomatoes... Basically. You can use any, only if they contain too much moisture - use less "juicy" parts.

Salad preparation:

1. All vegetables need to be prepared. First, wash, peel if necessary and cut. Cucumbers and daikon - in thin strips, and tomatoes - in halves or quarters.
2. Peel the garlic, pass through a press and add to the vegetables.
3. Add salt and pepper and gently stir the contents of the salad bowl.
4. Prepare the dressing. To do this, mix vinegar, olive oil and red pepper in a bowl.
5. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir.

It remains only to decorate the salad with daikon and cucumber with herbs and leave to brew for 5-10 minutes.

Riddle salad

Daikon salad "Riddle" is very interesting both in taste and in preparation. At the sight of it, it is not even immediately clear what it consists of. Light, but at the same time very satisfying can replace a full dinner.

So, to prepare this culinary masterpiece, you need: one daikon root vegetable, one carrot and one onion turnip, two eggs, 0.3 kg of boiled meat (for example, chicken, turkey, beef), 1-2 garlic cloves, water and mayonnaise in the amount of 2 and 1 tbsp. respectively, vegetable oil and salt with pepper.

Salad preparation:

1. Wash the Japanese radish and grate it for cooking Korean carrots. Add salt and leave it that way for a while. When the daikon starts up the juice, you need to squeeze it out a little and put it in a salad bowl. Wash carrots, peel and also grate.
2. Boil the meat in salted water, cool and separate into fibers.
3. Break eggs into a bowl, add water, beat until smooth and fry thin pancake omelettes from the resulting mass. After cooling they need to be cut into thin noodles.
4. Peel the onion, cut into half rings, fry until transparent in vegetable oil and transfer to the radish.
5. Combine all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add the "pressed" garlic, chopped greens, salt and pepper, add mayonnaise and mix well.

Salad ready!

Now you know how to make daikon salad. Oddly enough, radish is combined with many products, so you can operate on the composition and quantity, and using the above recipes as a basis, you can create your own salads.

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