Side Dishes

Korean Melon Kkakdugi

Name: Korean Melon Kkakdugi
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 200 g Korean melon (chamoe); 60 g Onion; 17 g Green chili pepper; 17 g Red chili pepper; 15 g Green onion; 20 g Water dropwort (minari); 15 g Low-sodium soy sauce; 10 g Ginger syrup (saenggang-cheong); 10 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 5 g Sesame seeds; 5 g Minced garlic

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A fresh, fruity twist on cubed radish kimchi made with sweet Korean melon (chamoe), onion and water dropwort. The melon and onion are lightly cured in low-sodium soy sauce, making a kimchi that's much lower in salt.

🇰🇷 A twist on Baechu Kimchi — see the classic napa cabbage kimchi recipe →

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Peel the melon, halve it, scoop out the seeds and cut into bite-sized pieces.

Thinly slice the green and red chilies.

Cut the onion and water dropwort to the same size as the melon, and thinly slice the green onion.

Lightly cure the melon and onion in the low-sodium soy sauce.

Color the cured vegetables with the gochugaru first.

Add the remaining ingredients and mix into kimchi.

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

64.1Calories (kcal)

13.9 gCarbs

1.5 gProtein

0.3 gFat

464.1 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.