Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (2024)

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by Todd + Diane

We’re obsessed with Vietnamese picked carrots. Our pantry and fridge are continually stocked with pickles from our garden vegetables and when we’re low on staples such as Vietnamese pickled carrots, we’ll forage our veggie plots for new replacements. But this year, the daikon plot is taken up with fresh spinach, so all we had to pickle were the carrots. That’s fine by us because Vietnamese pickled carrots are still perfect as a single accompaniment. The carrots by themselves are equally divine and versatile!

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When we first started the blog, one of the first recipes put up was our staple Vietnamese carrot and daikon pickles recipe. But last week we wanted to try a different recipe and we found it in a gorgeous new book by Janet Fletcher called Eating Local: The Cookbook Inpsired by America’s Farmers.
Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (3)This lovely cookbook is a farmers markets dream because the every single recipe had a fruit or vegetable included in it and perusing through it is like walking the stalls of our local farmers markets. Each page is bursting with fabulous produce and it’s like visiting a stand from a favorite farmer. The color, freshness and appeal of every recipe is a proud reminder of why so many of us try to eat local and support our farmers

Eating Local also takes readers on to the land and into the homes of 10 of America’s best small farmers as well. Their stories instantly connect all of us all to this vast food chain of eating locally and sustainably. I’m really looking forward to cooking from this cookbook because there’s recipes in here that can allow me to create a complete meal from fresh produce. A few days of vegetable meals isn’t a bad idea and my body is craving for that lately.

-diane

Favoritetools for making Vietnamese Pickled Carrots :

It can sometimes be hard to find good Vietnamese ingredients and tools. Here’ssomeof the favorites for pickling and beyond:

Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (4)Weck 1L Tulip Jars (set of 6) – These are one of our favorite shapes of Weck Jars. A beautiful tulip shape, they hold 1 liter each (4 cups) making them perfect for bigger batches of pickles and other tasties.

Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (5)Weck 1/2 L Tulip Jars (set of 6) – These are one of our favorite shapes of Weck Jars. A beautiful tulip shape, they hold 1/2 liter each (about 2 cups) making them perfect for smaller batches of pickles and other tasties.

Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (6)OXO Julienne Tool– This little tool makes julienning the carrots and other ingredients a breeze.

Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (7)Flying Lion Fish Sauce– This has been our house fish sauce for decades. Great stuff! We’ll use it to make our dipping sauces as well as marinades.

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Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (9)Koon Chun Hoisin Sauce – Our house favorite hoisin sauce. Great flavor. We use it to make a dipping sauce for spring rolls.

Here’s my personal family Vietnamese Pickles recipe.

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Watch Our Vietnamese Pickled Carrots Video:

Here’s my personal recipe for Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dip and click here for all our popular Vietnamese Recipesthat are sometimes traditional and definitely sometimes not.

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Vietnamese-Style Carrot and Daikon Pickles

Yield: 8 Servings

Total Time: 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

adapted from Eating Local by Janet Fletcher
Since I only had carrots growing in my garden and no daikon, I simply replaced the daikon half with carrots. Use any ratio you wish for the pound of veggies. Next time, I'll have to try just pickling daikon!

Makes about 1 lb. of pickles.

4.84 from 6 votes

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound daikon , peeled
  • 1/2 pound large carrots , peeled
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
  • 1 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar , or to taste
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • Wash daikon and carrots and cut into matchstick sizes, or round sizes (about thickness of a 25¢quarter). Pat dry.

  • In bowl, mix vinegar, salt, sugar and water until the sugar dissolves. Add the carrots and daikon to the mixture and let marinate for at least 1 hour before serving.

  • For best pickled flavor, store vegetables in an airtight mason jar for about 5 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 40kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 318mg, Potassium: 155mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 4736IU, Vitamin C: 8mg, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1mg

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Pickles, Vietnamese

Calories: 40

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54 comments on “Vietnamese Style Pickled Carrots from Eating Local Cookbook”

  1. Pavithra January 10, 2024 @ 7:17 pm Reply

    Can the pickling liquid be reuse? It was delicious. Thanks!

    • Todd + Diane January 16, 2024 @ 8:27 pm Reply

      Hi! We haven’t tried reusing the liquid but it probably could for another batch. If it works for you please let us know!

  2. Leah March 11, 2022 @ 4:42 pm Reply

    I so love this recipe. Super easy, gets so much credit. I pickle small trimmed carrots and halved radishes for my charcuterie board with this recipe. So awesome. Thank you for sharingVietnamese Pickled Carrots Recipe with Daikon Radish | White On Rice (17)

    • Todd + Diane March 12, 2022 @ 2:08 pm Reply

      Thank you Leah! We love adding these to a charcuterie board too!

  3. Angela February 7, 2022 @ 3:00 pm Reply

    I’ve never tried this. Looks like something I would like. Adding to must try list.

  4. Penny June 12, 2019 @ 9:31 pm Reply

    How long do they keep in the fridge?

    • Todd + Diane September 1, 2021 @ 10:01 am Reply

      Hi Penny,
      At least several weeks. We’ve kept them for a month or two and they were still delicious. After time it will become less crunchy. And as always with any food, if it smells or looks funky, toss it out.

  5. Sabrina B. March 21, 2017 @ 5:29 pm Reply

    I’ve incorporated carrots into my diet as snacks and have been looking for some different recipes to mix up the plain carrots that I’ve been eating, this will do nicely, thank you!

  6. J'Marinde Shephard August 1, 2013 @ 10:10 pm Reply

    Do you think I could add garlic and fresh dill to the pickling liquid? Maybe also include some sweet peppers, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, celery, broccoli, etc.?? Thank you. LOVE you newsletters!

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