Quick Pickled Daikon Radish with Lemon

5 from 3 votes

Quick pickled daikon radish with lemon and 5 simple ingredients. These crunchy Japanese pickles are sweet, tart, refreshing & ready in minutes.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Appetizers/ Snacks, Sides

Cuisine: Japanese

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose

Servings: servings

Calories: 9kcal

1.5 cups Daikon radish
peeled and cut super thin
1 Lemon rind from one lemon, cut into thin strips
⅔ cup White distilled vinegar ⅔ cup or enough to cover the daikon radish in your glass container
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
½ teaspoon Salt
kosher
½ teaspoon Stevia or sugar to taste

Wash your hands. Wash your glass containers with lids with soapy hot water, rinse well and air dry. This is to avoid cross contamination.
Place your sliced daikon and lemon rind slices into your glass container.
Mix white vinegar, lemon juice, salt and sugar- taste and adjust to level of sweetness or saltiness desired.
Pour vinegar/lemon juice mixture over the daikon and lemon rind until covered and place on the lid. Leave about 1 inch room on top.
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours to let the flavors mingle or if you can wait overnight and enjoy.
Please consume within 1 month and store in the refrigerator.

Be sure to try these Lemon Diakon Radish Refrigerator Pickles in our Wasabi Mayo Crab Onigirazu or alongside our Yakitori or tossed in our Super Easy Crab Salad.

There is no need to heat the pickling brine but you can if you wish.