Carrot and Daikon Salad (Namasu)
30 min. Recipe Yield:
4 servings Difficulty:
Medium recipe
Carrot and Daikon Salad (Namasu) – Japanese cuisine recipe, this salad is prepared for New Year's celebration. This dish is very popular among the Japanese, as the combination of bright colors - white daikon and red carrots is considered lucky.
Recipe Ingredients
Cooking Recipe
For the carrot and daikon salad according to the Japanese recipe, peel the carrots and daikon and cut into thin strips 5 cm long. Salt chopped vegetables, mix and set aside for 30 minutes. After the vegetables, put in a colander and squeeze out the released juice.
Mix powdered sugar with rice vinegar, pour the mixture into vegetables, mix and set aside the salad for at least a day. During this time, the vegetables must be stirred periodically. Before serving, mix the salad again, put on a dish and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Also namasu salad can be served with a piece of boiled egg, smoked salmon rolls with cucumber. You can also serve a small cup of warmed sake with a salad of carrots and daikon.