DAIKON FETTUCCINE WITH TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE
By now, you've probably figured out I am very fond of visual puns. Here ribbons of Daikon, the mild oversized white Japanese radish, pose as pasta. They are tossed with a quick tomato sauce spiked with a generous amount of fresh basil. The dish is light and is best served as a first course.
Provided by Masaharu Morimoto
Categories appetizer
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- With a swivel-blade vegetable peeler, remove the outer skin of the daikon. Discard the skin. Continue to peel down the length of the vegetable, removing the daikon in long, narrow ribbons, which look like noodles. Soak the "fettuccine" in a bowl of cold salted water for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the tomato-basil sauce: Drain the tomatoes, reserving half of the juice. Squeeze the tomatoes through your fingers to mash them and combine with the juice; there will be about 2 cups.
- In a heavy medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until softened but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and their reserved juice, the sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt. Boil vigorously, stirring often, until the sauce is thick, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Drain the "noodles" and dry them on a kitchen towel. Add to the sauce and toss gently over medium heat, taking care not to break the "Daikon Fettuccine". Cook just until heated through, about 1 minute.
- Divide among individual plates, teasing the fettuccine into mounds. Serve immediately.
RADISH SANDWICHES WITH BUTTER AND SALT
Steven Satterfield, the chef at Miller Union in Atlanta, included this very French picnic recipe in his cookbook, "Root to Leaf." As he points out, the key is to use a lot of butter, a lot of radishes and plenty of salt. The recipe yields four sturdy desk- or school-lunch sandwiches, or you can divide them further, into a dozen little bites for hors d'oeuvres.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, sandwiches, main course
Time 10m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Slice the baguette lengthwise and then crosswise, creating four quarters. Spread butter on the tops and bottoms of each quarter and sprinkle with salt. Pile sliced radishes onto the bottoms, then lay the arugula on top of them and sprinkle with the herbs. Top the sandwiches and press them down firmly.
- Serve as is, cut into small sandwiches for hors d'oeuvres, or wrap for lunch.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 520, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 41 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 480 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 1 gram
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