Vietnamese Pickled Veggies
Makes about 4 cups,
Serves 8
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- 2 Thai bird or serrano chiles , stemmed and quartered lengthwise
- 1 (1/2-inch) piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 large daikon, peeled and thinly
sliced
- 1/2 English seedless cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
Put vinegar, sugar and salt into a large
bowl and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Add carrots, chiles,
ginger, daikon, cucumbers and onions and toss to
combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to several hours
before serving (it’s far better a day or two later).