Quickly pickled carrots and daikon radish :: Meals with Wheels | Cooking columns and videos

Ingredients

• 1 large peeled carrot, cut into thin matchsticks.
• 1 pound daikon radishes, about 2 inches in diameter, peeled and cut into thick matchsticks
• 1 small onion ((optional))
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sugar plus 2 teaspoons (separated)
• 1 1/4 cups distilled white vinegar or rice vinegar
• 1 cup lukewarm water