Addictive Daikon Salad (Izakaya Style)
This addictive side salad is made with crunchy daikon radish mixed with tuna and mayo, then drizzled with a light and tangy homemade dressing. Once you start, you won't be able to stop!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¼ daikon radish
- ½ tsp salt
- 70 g canned tuna (drained)
- 1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise
- bonito flakes (katsuobushi) (topping)
- kizami nori (shredded nori) (topping)
- 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
- 1
Thinly slice ¼ daikon radish and then cut it into matchsticks.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
Once 5 minutes have passed, thoroughly squeeze the daikon to release the water and discard the liquid.
- 5
Mix 70 g canned tuna and 1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise into the daikon.
- 6
Transfer to serving bowls and drizzle with the dressing. Garnish with bonito flakes (katsuobushi) and kizami nori (shredded nori) to taste. Enjoy!