Japanese Mixed Salad Recipe
Japanese Mixed Salad recipe makes for a great side dish. The blend of ingredients used in the salad gives it a distinct taste. If you like this recipe of Japanese Mixed Salad, please share with friends and family and spread the taste.
Ingredients
Daikon root - 1/2
Young carrots - 2
Crisphead lettuce hearts - 2
Green celery stalks - 2
Ham - 2 thick slices
For the sambai zu dressing:
Japanese light soy sauce - 3 tbsp
Japanese rice vinegar or diluted cider vinegar - 3 tbsp
Sunflower oil - 1/2 cup
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
Directions
GETTING READY
1 Trim and peel the vegetables.
2 Wash, and drain well.
3 Tear the larger lettuce leaves into small pieces.
4 Using a mandoline cutter or food processor, slice the daikon root and carrot into wafer thin rounds.
5 Slice the celery, across the stalk, into very thin pieces.
MAKING
6 In a large bowl, mix the lettuce, daikon, carrot and celery.
7 Shred the ham.
8 For the dressing: in a bowl, mix 2 pinches salt, a little freshly ground pepper, soy sauce, and the vinegar.
9 If using cider vinegar, use 2 tbsp and add 1 tbsp of cold water and a generous pinch of sugar.
10 Gradually pour in the oil, beating constantly with a whisk to form an emulsion.
11 Add this dressing to the salad and mix in the shredded ham.
SERVING
12 Serve at once.
1 Trim and peel the vegetables.
2 Wash, and drain well.
3 Tear the larger lettuce leaves into small pieces.
4 Using a mandoline cutter or food processor, slice the daikon root and carrot into wafer thin rounds.
5 Slice the celery, across the stalk, into very thin pieces.
MAKING
6 In a large bowl, mix the lettuce, daikon, carrot and celery.
7 Shred the ham.
8 For the dressing: in a bowl, mix 2 pinches salt, a little freshly ground pepper, soy sauce, and the vinegar.
9 If using cider vinegar, use 2 tbsp and add 1 tbsp of cold water and a generous pinch of sugar.
10 Gradually pour in the oil, beating constantly with a whisk to form an emulsion.
11 Add this dressing to the salad and mix in the shredded ham.
SERVING
12 Serve at once.