CHINESE RADISH AND CARROT CURL SALAD.
Ingredients for dressing-
1 ¾ tablespoon of Chinese soy sauce.
1 ¾ tablespoon of rice vinegar, or 1 2/3 teaspoons of white vinegar and 1 ¾ teaspoon of water.1 ¾ tablespoon of granulated sugar.
1 ¾ tablespoon of sesame oil.
Method- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Ingredients for salad.
4-inch piece of oriental radish, or equal amount of turnip.
2 teaspoon of salt.
2 medium carrots.
Ice water.
3 tablespoon of basic Chinese salad dressing.
Method.
1.Using a shredder or sharp knife, shred the radish as fine as possible, making the strips as long and thin as you can. Place the shreds in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 ¾ teaspoon of the salt, tossing lightly but thoroughly. Refrigerate for 1 ½ hours.
2. Fill a second bowl with ice water and stir in the remaining teaspoon of salt. Cut the carrots in half lengthwise then, starting at right angles to the cut surface, pare down the length of each carrot half.
3. Remove the radish shreds from their bowl and wash them under cold, cold running water to remove the salt. Gently squeeze them dry, rinse out their bowl and replace the shreds in it. Sprinkle them with 1 ¾ tablespoon of the dressing and toss gently.
4. Drain the carrot curls and empty the water. Replace them in the bowl and sprinkle with the remainder of the dressing. Toss gently.
5. Mound the shredded radish in the center of a plate and surround them with carefully arranged carrot curls, all facing the same way. Chill until ready o serve.
