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Watermelon Radish Pickles
Watermelon Radish Pickles <p>This is one cool root vegetable. Watermelon radish is so named for it's starburst of color. A couple of hours soaking in a pickling bath of ginger and rice wine vinegar and you'll have a sweet, tangy, crunchy and vibrant side dish to pair with grilled or fried goodies such as Chef <a href="/videos/profiles/about-kirk-holmes">Kirk Holmes'</a> <a href="/videos/seafood/maine-shrimp-fritters">Maine Shrimp Fritters</a>.</p>

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This is one cool root vegetable. Watermelon radish is so named for it's starburst of color. A couple of hours soaking in a pickling bath of ginger and rice wine vinegar and you'll have a sweet, tangy, crunchy and vibrant side dish to pair with grilled or fried goodies such as Chef Kirk Holmes' Maine Shrimp Fritters.

Makes 2 Cups

Ingredients

  • ½ lb watermelon radish
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp ginger powder
  • 1 oz rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp mirin

Special Equipment

  • mandoline
  • potato peeler

How-to

  1. Wear gloves for this as the radish tends to stain your skin for a little while
  2. Peel the watermelon radishes
  3. Julienne the radishes on a French mandoline (metal one), or cut them by hand
  4. Place the radishes into a mixing bowl and sprinkle the salt and sugar over them
  5. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 2 hours at room temperature
  6. Uncover the radishes and pour the rice vinegar and mirin over them and mix well
  7. Let sit for 2 more hours
  8. Drain the liquid off the radishes and serve.  (Will last a week kept in the liquid)

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