Korean carrot salad

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:14:01 GMT

Step 1

First step, I peeled the carrots, washed them well and chopped them. For the Korean carrot salad recipe, you need either a mandolin, a vegetable spiralizer, or a grater as you can see in the picture below. As strange as it may seem, the salad does not come out the same if the carrots are grated on the classic grater. They won't have the same texture and it seems the taste will be different too.

Step 2

So, I grated the carrots, trying to get long strands.

Step 3

It would look something like this.

Step 4

I chopped the onion and put a small pan on medium heat, in which I added the oil. When the oil was hot, I put the chopped onion and a pinch of salt. I stirred from time to time and let the onion fry until browned, turning brown in places. The onions don't have to burn, though.

Step 5

As soon as the onion browned, I took the pan off the heat. I placed a fine sieve over a heatproof bowl and strained the oil, collecting it in the bowl below. I let the onion drain well from the oil and then I threw it away. We don't need it anymore, just the fried onion taste left in the oil.

Step 6

On top of the oil in the bowl, I added the apple cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon of agave syrup. Honey or other sweetener can be used, or if you use lime juice instead of vinegar (which isn't that tart), the sweetness of the carrots is usually enough to balance it out. I beat well with a fork, until everything was emulsified.

Step 7

Sprinkle salt over the carrots in the bowl (see step 3) and grind black pepper to taste. I also added the ground coriander and the crushed garlic clove. Finally, I added all the dressing prepared in the previous step.

Step 8

I mixed well and tasted. The taste must be perfectly balanced between salty, sweet and sour. If more salt or vinegar is needed, now is the time to add it, to get a Korean carrot salad with exactly the taste you want. After seasoning, I covered the salad with cling film and left it in the fridge for 3 hours. Although it is very tasty immediately after mixing, the taste will be perfected after this resting time.

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