1980s Recipes + Menus
Straw and Hay Vegetable Salad (Cucumber and White Radish Salad)
April 1981
On this day even a simple bowl of what looks to be pasta is likely to taste more al dente than usual.
In a small saucepan cook 6 garlic cloves, peeled, in boiling water to cover for 15 minutes, or until they are soft, and drain them. In a food processor fitted with the steel blade or in a blender blend the garlic cloves with 1 large egg yolk and 4 teaspoons lemon juice. With the motor running add 1/2 cup each of olive oil and vegetable oil in a stream. Blend in 1/4 cup lukewarm water, add lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste, and transfer the dressing to a serving bowl.
Halve crosswise 1 seedless cucumber and with a vegetable peeler cut it lengthwise into very thin slices. Cut the slices lengthwise into 1/8-inch-wide strands and transfer the strands to a salad bowl. With the vegetable peeler cut 3/4 pound daikon (Oriental white radish, available at Oriental markets) lengthwise into very thin slices. Cut the slices lengthwise into 1/8-inch-wide strands and transfer the strands to the salad bowl. Toss the vegetable strands with 3 tablespoons shredded pickled ginger (available at Oriental markets), drizzle some of the dressing over the salad, and serve the remaining dressing separately. Serves 4.
- Keywords
- an april fool's dinner,
- salads,
- vegetarian,
- cucumbers,
- daikons
Recipes
An April Fool’s Dinner
As Alice discovered in Through the Looking Glass, things are not always what they seem. And certainly April first is a good day for testing this aphorism.
Pinterest
