Daikon Salad with Cucumber, Egg, and Yogurt
Tasty and simple, with egg, for a filling breakfast! Daikon salad with cucumber, egg, and yogurt is made in minutes, so you can whip it up quickly. Apart from the eggs, the ingredients aren’t heat-treated. It’s satisfying, making it a great morning dish.
Updated : 18 February, 2026
Easy
About 45 min.
Ingredients
300 grams
Cucumber
200 grams
Daikon
2
Eggs
2 tablespoon
Walnut
2 tablespoon
Yogurt
to taste
Ground black pepper
to taste
Salt
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How to make daikon salad? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Choose fresh, juicy, firm cucumbers - not limp. You can replace walnuts with other nuts, such as pine nuts. You can use regular yogurt (like a plain stirred yogurt) or replace it with Greek yogurt. Choose the fat content to your taste. If you don’t have plain yogurt, you can substitute it with lower-fat sour cream or even vegetable oil.
Step 2
Wash the cucumbers, pat dry, and trim the ends. Grate the cucumbers on a coarse grater, or better yet, on a julienne grater (like for Korean-style carrots). If the skin isn’t tough, damaged, or bitter, you don’t need to peel it.
Step 3
Place the grated cucumber in a sieve and let the excess liquid drain. If the cucumbers are very watery, gently squeeze them.
Step 4
Wash the daikon, pat dry, peel it, and grate it as well. If the daikon tastes too sharp or bitter, put it in a bowl, sprinkle with salt, mix, and leave for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse with clean water and lightly squeeze. This will reduce the bitterness.
Step 5
Chop the walnuts into small pieces.
Step 6
Hard-boil the eggs, cool, and peel them. Cut the eggs into small cubes.
Step 7
In a bowl, combine the grated cucumber, daikon, and boiled eggs.
Step 8
Season the salad with salt and pepper, then mix.
Step 9
Transfer the salad to a plate, drizzle yogurt over the top, sprinkle with walnuts, and serve. You can also add the yogurt and nuts directly into the bowl and mix everything at once, but I prefer pouring the dressing over the top. Enjoy your meal!
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