Smashed radishes in soy dressing
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients:
- 24 Fresh red radishes
- 2 ts Salt
- 1 ts White vinegar
- 1 ts Sugar
- 3 ts Thin soy sause
- 3 tb Peanut oil
- 1 ts Sesame oil
- 1/4 ts Fresh ginger juice
Instructions:
Chinese parsley for garnish Remove heads and tails from radishes; wash. Using bottom of heavy drinking glass about 2" across base hit radishes on side to crack them - not mash them - so dressing can get into flesh. Avoid rendering a crushing blow no matter how you feel that day. Sprinkle radishes all over with salt put them in a bowl and set aside for about 15 minutes at room temperature. Prepare dressing: Combine vinegar sugar thin soy sauce peanut oil sesame oil and fresh ginger juice. Double amount of vinegar for a sharper taste if desired. Drain liquid from radishes (salt will have drawn off quite a bit of water); pour dressing over them; cover and refrigerate for 3 minutes. If you make this dish ahead of time pour on dressing 30 minutes before serving. Immediately before serving transfer radishes to serving dish; garnish with Chinese parsley and serve.
