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Sweet Pickled Daikon Takuan
Sweet Pickled Daikon Takuan is a combination of sweet, salty, and tangy. These pickles are crunchy, delicious, and make a perfect rice topping or side dish.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword Apple Recipe, daikon, Japanese Udon, pickles
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Resting time 1 hour hour
Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings 5 cups
Calories 22 kcal
Mandoline
Vegetable Peeler
3 ½ pounds Icicle Radish (Daikon) 3 cups sugar ⅓ cup salt ½ cup vinegar 1 tsp turmeric
Peel the skin off the daikon. Thinly slice the daikon with a mandoline. Place slices in a big bowl.
Mix sugar, salt, vinegar, and turmeric and stir until the sugar dissolves. Next, add the mixture to the daikon.
Cover daikon with sugar mixture and let sit for a couple of hours.
Place the Takuan in clean two 8 ounce mason jars and refrigerate.
Serving: 0.25 cup | Calories: 22 kcal | Carbohydrates: 16 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 1 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 7612 mg | Potassium: 731 mg | Fiber: 5 g | Sugar: 10 g | Vitamin C: 70 mg | Calcium: 90 mg | Iron: 2 mg