gobo salads

[danaXOX]

Hi everyone,

when i was in japan last summer, i was introduced to great salads which were incredibly simple! but alas, i forgot how to make one of my favorite which is a gobo and carrot salad that was creamy! i think there is mayo in it and i'm sure its not the salad where the gobo is fried. Does anyone know what i'm talking about? its kind of like a gobo coleslaw. i've been trying to find the recipe everywhere but i havent been able to find it. i dont wanan bother my host families for the recipe so could anyone help me???!! thanks!

other salad ideas welcomed too!

 

[pipokun]

Half gobo (20-30cm)
1/4 to 1/2 carrot
2 tbsp mayo
1 tsp soy sauce
Pinches of white sesami seeds (Good to roast them lightly in a non-stick pan)
1) Peel and cut gobo and carrot into julienne strips, and parboil them for about 3-4 mininutes. (Some people put the julienned gobo in water or vinegered water for scumming them before parboiling or frying. But I don't do it, for I like some wild bitterness of gobo.)
2) Drain 1), or cool them down in iced water if you are deadly hungry.
3) Toss with mayo and soy sauce.
4) Squeeze semami seeds with your thumb and index finger to enhance the sesami aroma, and sprinkle it on 3).
5) It is good to rest this salad in a fridge before you cook other dishes.

If the gobo salad you ate looked more brown, sesami paste must be used.
*Other options I can think of
Julienned cucumber, grated garlic, mastard, grain mastard, wasabi, parboiled white chicken meat (sasami), sesami oil
You don't have to use everything. Try your own gobo salad.
Gobo goes well with chicken.
**photo gobo2 is the way how I usually cut gobo into julienne strips.
***Fried gobo chip is also nice. Deep-fry sliced gobo and sprinkle salt on them like potato chip.

 

[danaXOX]

thanks so much!!! i'll try it as soon as i can! =)