Sweet & Sour Turnip & Carrot Salad

How to make a Sweet and Sour Turnip and Carrot Salad.

Ingredients: Serves 2-4

• 1 medium carrot (about 3 ounces), peeled and cut into thin matchsticks about 1 ½ inches long
• 1 large turnip (about 8 ounces), peeled and cut into thin matchsticks about 1 ½ inches long
• 1-inch piece of lemon rind, pith removed
• ½ teaspoon salt

For the Dressing:

• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ½ tablespoon mirin (sweet rice wine)

Method:

1.  Place the carrots, turnips and lemon rind in a bowl.
2. Sprinkle salt over all and mix.
3. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes, to soften the vegetables.
4. Remove the lemon rind.
5. Squeeze out the excess liquid from the vegetables using your hands.
6. Mix the dressing ingredients together to dissolve the sugar.
7. Add it to the vegetables and mix.
8. Serve mounded on small individual plates.