Name: Pickled summer vegetable salad with crab, sesame & sprouts
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 6 tablespoon caster sugar; 2 teaspoon grated ginger; 1 red chilli, thinly sliced; 1 small carrot (around 120g), peeled and cut into 4mm discs; 1/2 short cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeds removed, then cut into matchsticks; 2 small radishes, washed and thinly sliced; 200 gram good-quality crabmeat; 1 handful beansprouts; 2 cup mizuna leaves (or salad leaves of your choice); 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds (see tip); 3 tablespoon japanese mayonnaise (check label if eating gluten free)

Pickled summer vegetable salad with crab, sesame & sprouts

You will fall in love with this simple, fresh and tasty salad. Pickled vegetables are teamed with crab and then finished off with a tangy sesame dressing, creating a bowlful of flavours that work together perfectly.

Serves 4

Prep

30M

Marinate

Ingredients

8 tablespoon white wine vinegar

6 tablespoon caster sugar

2 teaspoon grated ginger

1 red chilli, thinly sliced

1 small carrot (around 120g), peeled and cut into 4mm discs

1/2 short cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeds removed, then cut into matchsticks

2 small radishes, washed and thinly sliced

200 gram good-quality crabmeat

1 handful beansprouts

2 cup mizuna leaves (or salad leaves of your choice)

1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds (see tip)

3 tablespoon japanese mayonnaise (check label if eating gluten free)

Method

1.Place vinegar, sugar, ginger and chilli in a small pot and bring to a simmer then take off the heat.

2.Place carrot, cucumber and radish in a flat ceramic tray or plastic container and pour in the pickling liquid, cover with plastic wrap and leave in the fridge for 2 hours to infuse.

3.Combine crabmeat, beansprouts, salad leaves and sesame seeds in a large bowl. Remove pickled vegetables from liquid with a slotted spoon and transfer to the bowl; reserve liquid.

4.Place mayonnaise in a small cup and add 2 Tbsp of the pickling liquid then mix well and pour over salad. Gently mix all components together, season to taste and serve.