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Addictive Daikon Salad (Izakaya Style)

Prep Time10 minutes
Resting Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Author Yuto Omura
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients 
 

Dressing

  • 1 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp garlic paste
  • ½ tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
  • 1 pinch ground white pepper

Instructions 

  • Thinly slice ¼ daikon radish and then cut it into matchsticks.
    Daikon radish cut into matchsticks on a wooden chopping board
  • Place them in a bowl and sprinkle with ½ tsp salt. Massage until evenly covered and sit for 5 minutes to draw out the excess moisture.
    julienned daikon radish in a mixing bowl with salt
  • Pour all of the dressing ingredients (1 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu), 1 tsp sugar, ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil, ½ tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp lemon juice, ½ tsp garlic paste, ½ tbsp toasted white sesame seeds and 1 pinch ground white pepper ) into a small bowl and whisk until smooth.
    Dressing for daikon salad mixed in a glass bowl
  • Once 5 minutes have passed, thoroughly squeeze the daikon to release the water and discard the liquid.
    squeezed daikon radish in a steel mixing bowl on a white background
  • Mix 70 g canned tuna and 1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise into the daikon.
    daikon radish mixed with canned tuna and condiments to make addictive daikon salad
  • Transfer to serving bowls and drizzle with the dressing. Garnish with bonito flakes (katsuobushi) and kizami nori (shredded nori) to taste. Enjoy!
    daikon salad topped with shredded kizami nori in a ceramic bowl with Japanese wave design