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Country-style radish salad (Sigol mu-saengchae: 시골 무생채)
This radish salad is super-easy to make and is the perfect side dish to rice or noodles. Fresh, crispy, spicy, salty and savory, it looks beautiful and tastes fantastic!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound peeled Korean radish or daikon, cut into thin matchsticks
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons Korean hot pepper flakes (gochu-garu)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce (or light colored Korean soup soy sauce)
- 2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the radish matchsticks, garlic, green onion, gochu-garu, fish sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds and mix well by hand until the radishes and seasonings are well incorporated and the radishes look shiny and juicy.
- 2
Transfer to a large plate or a bowl and serve with rice. The best way to enjoy it is to finish it all in one sitting right after making it, since the radish will start releasing moisture.