Pacific Rim Cucumber Salad
Description
This Pacific rim-inspired cucumber salad dresses cucumbers, daikon radish, sweet onion, and tomatoes in a fresh herb and rice vinegar dressing.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
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1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste
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1 bay leaf
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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4 Japanese cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and sliced thin
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2 cups thinly sliced daikon radish
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1 tablespoon fine sea salt
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1 cup thinly sliced sweet onion (such as Maui®)
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2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
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1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
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1 tablespoon minced garlic
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1 teaspoon ground white pepper
Directions
1
Stir rice vinegar, sugar, and bay leaf together in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Whisk the boiling mixture until the sugar dissolves completely; remove from heat. Discard the bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool.
2
Spread cucumber and radish slices onto a layer of paper towels. Sprinkle sea salt over the cucumber and radish slices. Set aside for 10 minutes. Rinse under cold running water and pat dry with paper towel.
3
Toss cucumber, radish, sweet onion, tomatoes, chives, cilantro, garlic, and white pepper together in a large bowl. Drizzle rice vinegar dressing over the salad; toss to coat.