Japanese-style quick pickle
Put a Japanese spin on your pickles with this recipe. Serve with homemade sushi or your choice of meat.
Serves: 8
Time to make: 35 mins , plus 2 hours chilling
Ingredients
- 2 carrots, julienned (see tips)
- 1 cucumber, julienned
- 1 banana shallot, or a regular shallot, thinly sliced
- 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 4 radishes, thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 5cm piece of ginger, grated
- 1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons apple, white wine or rice wine vinegar
- ¹/³ cup chopped fresh coriander or thyme.
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Instructions
1 In a colander, place first 5 ingredients. Toss through salt and leave for 20 minutes. Rinse and drain well.
2 In a medium bowl, combine ginger, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and coriander.
3 Add vegetables, toss and chill for 2-3 hours before serving. Use on day of making.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check soy sauce and vinegar are gluten free.
Make it vegan: Use a vegan vinegar.
HFG tip
If you don’t have a julienne peeler, use a vegetable peeler to create ribbons or grate the carrot and cucumber.
Ideal with sushi, cold meats, fish or kebabs.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 30 cal
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Kilojoules 130 kJ
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Protein 1 g
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Total fat 0 g
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Saturated fat 0 g
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Carbohydrates 5 g
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Sugar 5 g
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Dietary fibre 1.5 g
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Sodium 210 mg
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Calcium 20 mg
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Iron 0.5 mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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