Smashed Radishes in Soy Dressing

Recipe Cuisine: Vegetarian
Recipe Category: Vegetarian
Recipe Serves: 4

Recipes Ingredients:

2 Dozen fresh red radishes
3 tb Peanut oil
2 ts Salt
1 ts Sesame oil
1 ts White vinegar
1/4 ts Fresh ginger juice
1 ts Sugar
Chinese parsley garnish
3 ts Thin soy sause

Recipe Instructions:

Remove heads and tails from radishes; wash. Using bottom of heavy drinking glass, about 2" across base, hit radishes on side to crack them - not mash them - so Dressing can get into flesh. Avoid rendering a crushing blow no matter how you feel that day. Sprinkle radishes all over with salt, put them in a bowl, and set aside for about 15 minutes at room temperature. Prepare dressing: Combine vinegar, sugar, thin soy sauce, peanut oil, sesame oil and fresh ginger juice. Double amount of vinegar for a sharper taste, if desired. Drain liquid from radishes (salt will have drawn off quite a bit of water); pour Dressing over them; cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. If you make this dish ahead of time, pour on Dressing 30 minutes before serving. Immediately before serving, transfer radishes to serving dish; garnish with Chinese parsley and serve.