Red and White Pickled Salad - Kayanoya USA

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Red and White Pickled Salad

A carved citrus fruit cup filled with daikon strips and topped with salmon roe, served on a wooden plate.

Red and White Pickled Salad Red and White Pickled Salad

This is is a key component of Osechi Ryori, the traditional Japanese New Year’s feast that celebrates the beginning of a new year. The red and white colors symbolize auspiciousness in Japanese culture, as they are associated with celebratory red-and-white mizuhiki cords.

This is is a key component of Osechi Ryori, the traditional Japanese New Year’s feast that celebrates the beginning of a new year. The red and white colors symbolize auspiciousness in Japanese culture, as they are associated with celebratory red-and-white mizuhiki cords.

Cook

10 min

Portions

2-3 Servings

Season

Winter

Cuisine

Japanese

Category

Side dish

Difficulty

Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Thinly slice the daikon and carrot lengthwise, then cut into matchstick-sized pieces.

Step 2

In a bowl, make salted water by dissolving 1 tsp of salt in 3/4 cup of water. Soak the daikon and carrot until softened, then squeeze out excess water.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, combine [A], and marinate the daikon and carrot mixture.

Step 4

Hollow out the inside of the yellow yuzu to create a bowl. Fill it with the marinated mixture from step 3 and top with salmon roe (ikura).

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