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Daikon and Tuna Salad
Serves 2 · About 15 min
Thinly cut daikon radish softened with salt, mixed with tuna and mayonnaise. A no-cook salad.
① Cut the daikon thin→② Salt and squeeze→③ Prepare the tuna and radish sprouts→④ Toss together
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How to make it
1
Cut the daikon thin
- Wash the daikon with water and peel with a peeler
- On the cutting board, cut into 5 cm lengths
- Stand it on the cut side and slice lengthwise 2 mm thick
- Stack the slices, shifting each a little, and cut from the end 2 mm wide (thin strips)
How to tell it's doneEverything is cut into thin sticks.
Be carefulMove the knife slowly. Curl in the fingertips of the hand holding the food, and don't point your fingertips toward the blade.
2
Salt and squeeze
- Put the daikon in a bowl, sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt and mix
- Let sit like this for 5 minutes
- Squeeze hard with both hands to remove the water. Throw away the water in the bowl
How to tell it's doneThe daikon is soft, and almost no water drips out when you squeeze it.
3
Prepare the tuna and radish sprouts
- Open the can of tuna, hold the tuna down with the lid, and tilt the can to pour off the liquid (be careful not to cut your hand on the edge of the lid)
- If using radish sprouts, cut off the roots on the cutting board and cut in half
How to tell it's doneThe tuna is drained and the radish sprouts are cut.
4
Toss together
- In a bowl, put 2 tbsp mayonnaise and 1 tsp soy sauce and mix
- Add the daikon, tuna and radish sprouts and mix everything together
- Taste it. If the flavor is weak, add 1/2 tsp soy sauce
ReadyThe daikon is coated with mayonnaise and the tuna is spread all through. Put it in a serving dish.
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If it didn't work out
WateryIt wasn't squeezed enough in step 2, or it sat too long after mixing. Next time mix it right before eating.
Too saltyToo much salt in step 2. Rinse the daikon quickly with water and squeeze again.
The sticks are unevenThe slices weren't the same thickness. Next time make the slices the same thickness before cutting into thin sticks.
The flavor is weakAdd mayonnaise or soy sauce a little at a time and taste.
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