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Sunomono or Vinegar Salad

INGREDIENTS

1 small daikon radish
1 cucumber
5 tbsps rice wine vinegar
2 tbsps sugar
2 tsps sake
1 tsp salt

TIP: To make it extra special, you can add two whole cooked prawn (peeled) to the dish. Other additions: small cooked shrimps, imitation crab meat.

To prepare:

Peel the daikon and slice it into thin, round slices
Slice cucumber to the same thickness
Salt the cucumber and daikon slices and leave them in a bowl about 5-10 min.
Wash off the daikon and cucumber slices and drain the water through a strainer
Mix the vinegar, sugar, and sake in a cup
Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumber and daikon slices
Set aside at least 15 min. before serving

Makes about four servings.

NOTE: The word 'su' in sunomono indicates vinegar. This dish is best served as an appetizer or as a side dish. This dish is not only healthy but is light and refreshing.

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