Lightly Pickled Vegetables
An easy and refreshing alternative to traditional nibbles. Prepare this delicately tangy snack a few days in advance.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 cucumber
- 10cm daikon (mooli)
[For the pickling sauce]
- 5 x 15cm kombu
- 70ml rice vinegar
- 100ml water
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sake
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1/3 red chilli pepper, chopped
Steps
- Cut the cucumber lengthways in four, then cut into bite-size pieces. Cut daikon in the same way.
- Place the ingredients for the pickle in a pan and bring to the boil.
- Put the vegetables in a lidded contained and pout into the pickle. For the best flavour, eat 2-5 days after preparation.