Double Radish and Carrot Slaw

Name: Double Radish and Carrot Slaw
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound daikon (Oriental radish), peeled; 1 pound daikon (Oriental radish), peeled; ½ pound carrots, peeled; 1½ teaspoons coarse kosher salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sharp mustard; ½ cup white wine vinegar, rice vinegar, or cider vinegar; ½ cup white wine vinegar, rice vinegar, or cider vinegar; ½ cup white wine vinegar, rice vinegar, or cider vinegar; ¼ cup sour cream; ¼ cup heavy (or whipping) cream; 1 thinly sliced scallion green; 1 packet radish sprouts, preferably kaiware; 1 packet radish sprouts, preferably kaiware

Preparation info

4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

About

For a refreshing salad, crunchy and forceful, try this pungent combination. If you can’t find radish sprouts, substitute trimmed watercress leaves.

Ingredients

1 pound daikon (Oriental radish), peeled
½ pound carrots, peeled
1½

Americas
United States
Side dish
Vegetarian
Winter
Spring
Summer
Gluten-free

Method

With a processor, vegetable mill, or mandoline cut daikon and carrots into fine julienne strips (or grate coarse shreds).
Stir together salt, sugar, mustard, and vinegar; toss with vegetables. Blend together sour cream and cream. Cover both containers and refrigerate for I hour or more.
Drain vegetables thoroughly, pressing out as much liquid as possi