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Tashkent salad
Toshkent salati: green radish, boiled beef, fried onion and egg in mayonnaise
UzbekEvery Tashkent restaurant lists 'Tashkent salad', a Soviet-era favourite still served at birthdays and New Year: crunchy green radish (Margilan radish) cut into fine strips, tossed with thin slices of boiled beef, a heap of onion fried until crisp, and boiled egg, all dressed with mayonnaise. The crisp onion is what makes it, so don't skimp. A common mistake is dressing the radish too early, which makes the salad watery. Chef's tip: salt the radish strips for 10 minutes, squeeze them well, then dress just before serving.
- Total time
- 110 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the salad
- 14 oz beef brisket or shin
- 6 ¼ cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ⅛ lb green or daikon radishcut into thin matchsticks
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup sunflower oil
- 2 onionsthinly sliced
- 2 eggshard-boiled
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ⅛ oz fresh dillchopped
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Simmer 14 oz beef brisket or shin in 6 ¼ cups water with 1 tsp salt for 1½ hours, until tender. Cool in the broth, then cut into thin strips.
90 minStep 2: Toss 1 ⅛ lb green or daikon radish with ½ tsp salt, leave 10 minutes, then squeeze dry.
10 minStep 3: Fry 2 onions in ½ cup sunflower oil over a medium heat for 12–15 minutes, stirring, until deep golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper.
15 minStep 4: Cut 2 eggs into strips.
Step 5: Just before serving, mix radish, beef, most of the onion and egg with 4 tbsp mayonnaise and ¼ tsp black pepper. Common mistake: dressing it early; it goes watery.
Step 6: Top with the rest of the onion, egg and ⅛ oz fresh dill.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tashkent salad take?
- About 110 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 90 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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