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Spicy Bellflower Root Salad
Learn how to make one of the most popular Korean side dishes – Spicy Bellflower Root Salad (Doraji Muchim)
Prep Time
10 mins
Hydrating time
8 hrs
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 134 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
- 170 g dried bellflower root (6 ounces), Korean name - doraji
- 60 g cucumber (2.1 ounces), thinly sliced, I used English cucumber
- 1 1/2 Tbsp coarse sea salt , split
- 1 tsp green onion , finely chopped
SAUCE (MIX THESE IN A SMALL BOWL)
- 2 Tbsp Korean chili flakes (gochugaru)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar (raw)
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce (regular)
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- (Assuming you’re using dried bellflower root) Place the dried bellflower root in a large bowl and immerse in water overnight (8 to 12 hours). Drain away the water. Wash the hydrated bellflower root with 1 Tbsp coarse sea salt. (This is to minimise the bitter taste.) Drain away the water and squeeze the water out of the bellflower root. Set it aside.
- Place the cucumber into a bowl. Add 1/2 Tbsp coarse sea salt. Mix them lightly and leave them for about 10 mins while waiting for the cucumber to release its water. Gently brush off the salt from the cucumber pieces.
- In a clean bowl, combine the bellflower root, cucumber and the sauce. Mix them well. Garnish with green onions. Serve. It can be refrigerated for 4 to 5 days.
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Notes
- *1 Tbsp = 15 ml
Nutrition Information
Calories
134kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Sodium
1968mg
(82%)
Potassium
65mg
(2%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
790IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
94mg
(9%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 134
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 134kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Sodium | 1968mg | 82% |
| Potassium | 65mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 790IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.